The RAISIN INDUSTRY: A PRACTICAL TREATISE on the RAISIN GRAPES, Their History, Culture And Curing, by Gustav Eisen.

SAN FRANCISCO: H. S. Crocker & Company, Stationers and Printers, 1890. First Edition.

Hardcovers burgundy cloth covered boards, blind embossed decorative bands to the front and rear boards, gilt lettering to the spine, floral endpapers, 6.5x10 inches, 223 pages + [10] pages of ads and addenda at the rear.

ILLUSTRATED with ten b&w plates, including a frontispiece; also in-text b&w drawings throughout.

Copy of IRA HILL REED, with his signature and the date "July 20 1891" on a blank prelim page. "Ira Hill Reed was born in Williamstown Virginia in 1833 and died in San Andreas, Calaveras County, California in 1915. He came to California in 1853 and settled in Calaveras County. He worked in mining, ranching, and real estate development, and was also a lawyer, county judge, and Calaveras County District Attorney. He was a Pvt. in Co. D, 4th California Infantry, from September 1861 to October 1864." - From various Internet sources.

GOOD condition: The covers are rubbed, worn at the spine ends and corner tips, have a few spots, and the spine and spine margins are sunned / faded; but the covers are still sturdy and doing their job well. Internally, the pages are lightly age toned, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, complete, presentable copy.

Rare 1890 First Edition.

LA VIGNE DANS L'ANTIQUITÉ, par Raymond Billiard. Précédé d'une Introduction par P. Viala. (GRAPE VINES in ANTIQUITY, by Raymond Billiard. Preceded by an Introduction by P. Viala.) ORIGINAL EDITION of this oft reprinted work. Published by Librairie H. Lardanchet, LYON, (FRANCE), 1913. FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of only 1010 total copies. Integrated printed wrappers folded over plain card covers, 8x12 inches (20x30 cm), VIII, 560 pages plus 16 unnumbered plates. ILLUSTRATED with 181 in-text b&w illustrations plus 16 plates. GOOD condition, the front cover has a half dollar size area of pokes and scrapes (as if jabbed by a closed pen), the spine has creases from use, and the wrappers have some wear at the spine ends, a few small spots and light signs of handling; internally, there is a crease to the bottom corner of the inner pages, a couple of the early signatures are starting to loosen but still holding well, there is an edge crease, small edge tear, and a spot here and there; overall the inner pages are very nice, complete, tight, bright, clean and unmarked, in fact most of the inner pages are still uncut at their top edge. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

BAKTERIOLOGIE FUR DIE MOLKEREISCHULE (BACTERIOLOGY for DAIRY SCHOOLS), by Professor Dr. W. Henneberg (Wilhelm Hermann Henneberg), of Kiel, Germany.

PRESENTATION COPY from the AUTHOR to FRAULEIN TAMM. Inscribed at the top of the front cover: "Fräulein Tamm / Überreicht vom Verfasser" (Miss Tamm / Presented by the Author).

Interestingly, Fraulein Tamm (Herta Irene Tamm) studied dairy bacteriology under Dr. Henneberg in Kiel, then later emigrated to Los Angeles where her first job was as a bacteriologist at a local dairy. There is a nice obituary on Herta Irene Mock (née Tamm) on the SF Gate website.

Published by Molkerei-Zeitung, Hildeshiem. TEXT IN GERMAN.

Booklet, paper covers, side stapled, 6x8.5 inches (14x27 cm), 56 pages. Laid in are two pamphlets on cultures and bacteriology of Yoghurt and Kefir. One is 2 pages, the other 4 pages.

VERY GOOD condition booklet, just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and clear. The two laid in pamphlets have been folded, are toned, and both have a bit of handwriting at the top in German which I cannot translate.

About Wilhelm Hermann Henneberg (from Wikipedia, roughly translated from the German by Google):

******Wilhelm Hermann Henneberg, b.1871 d.1936,

was a German bacteriologist and first director of the Bacteriological Institute at the Prussian Experimental and Research Institute of Dairy.

From 1897 he was employed in the vinegar department at the Institute of Fermentation in Berlin. From 1906 he headed the bacteriological department of the technical scientific laboratory of the Institute of Fermentation. In 1922 he was appointed to Kiel to head the Bacteriological Institute of the Prussian Experimental and Research Institute of Dairy Farming. In the eleven years as a university professor in Kiel, he supervised more than 80 dissertations and wrote several textbooks on the bacteriology of milk. Henneberg initiated the founding of the Federation of Technical Bacteriologists .

For bacteriological diagnostics, Henneberg invented new methods of investigation, such as the Chinese blue water agar developed especially for dairy farming, the spring stick culture and the cover glass agar method.

In his last years he devoted himself to the study of the saprophyte flora of the intestine and the human intestinal flora, in particular their conversion by the consumption of dairy products such as yoghurt and acidophilus milk.******

Two Page Printed and Handwritten Official Document, Notarized and Signed, recording a Trademark application for "GOLDEN GATE ZINFANDEL", [illustrated] "with scene of sunrise over hills of vineyards - winery set in center of vineyard - bridge in front of vineyards - farmer walking beside his donkey who is loaded with wine barrels".

The official trademark document is accompanied with a sample of the multi-color wine label that employs the trademark.

Trademarked applied for by Philip N. Pulleys, President, J. S. Contas Co., in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1947.

VERY GOOD condition. The document has several horizontal folds, as normal; the label has some light signs of handling.

Insofar as I can find, J.S. Contas Co. was a wholesale wine and liquor distributor, and its president, Philip. N. Poulleys, was a Greek immigrant who had no apparent connection to any California winery.

Interesting wine ephemera. I see there is a "Golden Gate Zinfandel" on the market, but its label is nothing like this label. Same name though. Hmm.

1945 LETTER to MARQUISE HELENE DE PINS, PARIS, FRANCE, from RAYMOND ARMSBY, Mutual Life Insurance Company, San Francisco.

The Marquise Helene de Pins was a French Aristocrat who inherited the BEAULIEU VINEYARDS of Rutherford, NAPA VALLEY.

Raymond Armsby was a San Francisco socialite, Member of the BOHEMIAN CLUB, and, at the time, an Insurance agent for the rich and famous.

Single Page Typed Letter, Signed by Armsby, on Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York stationery. The letter is dated May 20, 1954. The letter comes with its original mailing envelope.

In the letter Armsby suggests to Marquise de Pins that her property (i.e. wines) stored in an expensive to insure Champagne Cellar be moved to one of the buildings on her Vineyards where FIRE INSURANCE rates would be less expensive, implying that the$30,000 in insurance she currently held should be returned to a $50,000 level. From the letter: "...you desired only to insure the personal property stored in the Champagne Cellar for $30,000...It is unfortunate...that the property was moved from San Francisco for storage in a building on which the Fire Rating Bureau had placed such a high premium rate...I suggest you look over your buildings at the Vineyards, indicate to me the one in which you wish to place the property...a building with a low fire rate..."

Condition: The letter has several folds from where it was folded to fit into a small envelope, and some corner tip creases. Overall the letter is tight, bright, clean. The envelope is well used, lots of postal stamps, a forwarding label, and wear from being opened, but still clearly shows the return address and the name of Marquise Helene de Pins.

About the Marquise Helene de Pins, aka Madame de Pins, and the Beaulieu Vineyards (from Wikipedia):

******Marquise Helene de Pins, the widow of the Marquis de Pins and daughter of the late Georges de Latour, who founded Beaulieu Vineyard in 1900 after immigrating to the United States from the Perigord region of southern France, inherited the Beaulieu Vineyards after the death of her husband.

In the 1950s and 1960s Beaulieu was considered one of the Big Four Napa Valley producers, along with Inglenook, Charles Krug, and Louis Martini.

The winery was purchased by international conglomerate Heublein in 1969. Heublein was later acquired by RJR Nabisco, then sold to Grand Metropolitan in 1987. Grand Metropolitan became Diageo plc in 1997 through a merger with Guinness. In 2016 Diageo sold Beaulieu Vineyard to Treasury Wine Estates.******

HOW TO BE A PARTY GIRL, by Pat Montandon.

SIGNED by PAT MONTANDON on the title-page.

Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1968. Second Printing, so stated.

Hardback in dustjacket, 5.5" x 8", 181 pages.

Condition: VERY GOOD book, previous owner's signature on the front pastedown, otherwise tight, bright and clean; in a GOOD dustjacket that has a 1" tear to the bottom edge of the front panel, and some wear to its spine ends, but is sturdy and doing its job well. The dj retains its $4.95 price at the top of the front flap.

From the front dj flap: ******In this delicious, practical and efficient guidebook Pat Montandon - queen of California's jet set - tells every party giver how to become a great hostess and give unforgettable parties. Esquire magazine chose Pat as one of the nineteen best hostesses in the United States.******

Party On, Pat!

BERTA DISTILLERIE : IL FASCINO DISCRETO DELLE BUONE COSE. (Berta Distillerie : The Discreet Charm of Fine Things.) An illustrated history of BERTA DISTILLERIE, a famous Italian Distillery. Italian Edition, TEXT IN ITALIAN. Published by the Museo Berta, Italy, 2003. Hardcover Book, no dustjacket, 8x12 inches (21x30 cm), 74 pages plus 7 individually printed plates in a pocket on the inside rear cover. Filled with historic illustrations on almost every page. Each of the plates in the pocket at the rear has a color photograph on the front and production information on the rear. Condition: VERY GOOD book, a thin white line stain near the bottom of the front cover, some wear to the spine ends, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. The plates are Near Fine, sharp and clear. An interesting, look at the Berta Distillerie and its products. To your health!

MANIÈRE DE BIEN CULTIVER LA VIGNE DANS LE VIGNOBLE D'ORLÉANS, (HOW TO PROPERLY CULTIVATE VINES IN THE VINEYARDS OF ORLEANS), by Jacques Boullay.

TEXT IN FRENCH.

Facsimile of the third edition published in Orleans, France, in 1723. This edition published by Jeanne Laffitte, Marseille, France, 1981. This edition is limited to only 500 copies.

Hardcovers, burgundy colored faux leather covered boards, paper title label on the front cover, silver titling and design on the spine, 6x8.5 inches, 678 pages.

ASSOCIATION COPY: Previously owned by GERALD ASHER, with his personal bookplate on the front free endpaper. "Gerald Albert Asher, b. 1932, is a widely acclaimed authority on wine; he was wine editor at Gourmet magazine for 30 years. He has been based in San Francisco since 1974." - Wikipedia.

VERY GOOD condition, the cover corner tips are bumped, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, attractive copy.

(1) FINE WINES AND SPIRITS: Featuring a Stellar Collection of Damaine de la Romanée-Conti and an Offering of Pre Prohibition Rye Whiskey from the Collection of Richard Mellon Scaife. New York, 24 October 2015. Softcovers, 8x10.5 inches, 88 pages, 505 lots. Color illustrations of some of the more notable items. NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

(2) FINEST & RAREST WINES: The Exemplary Cellar of the Late Dr. Alejandro Zafforoni and a Collection of Luce Direct from the Estate. New York, 18 June 2015. Softcovers, 8x10.5 inches, 88 pages, 179 lots. Color illustrations of some of the rarer bottles. GOOD condition, the top corner of the front cover is clipped, prices realized are handwritten by most of the lots, and there is a post-it with prices that, presumably, indicated amounts the previous owner was interested in bidding. Otherwise tight, bright, clean and clear.

I MIEI LIBRI DELLA CUCINA (My Kitchen Books). TWO VOLUME SET of ILLUSTRATED ITALIAN COOK BOOKS in Slipcase. 443 Recipes, many illustrated, plus menu suggestions and sections on wine, nutrition, etc. at the end of Volume Two. Published by Rino Fabbri Editore (Rino Fabbri, Publisher), Milan, Italy, 1975. Hardcovers, printed cloth covered boards, 8x10.5 inches, 488 total pages (pages numbered consecutively), in printed cardboard slipcase. Illustrated throughout with color photographs of delicious looking Italian dishes, including lots of gnocchi, pasta, soups and, of course, dolci (desserts!) The two books are in VERY GOOD condition, lightly used, still bright, clean, clear and unmarked; in a FAIR slipcase that has clear tape repairs and reinforcement but is still doing its job well. From the Estate of ROMANO DELLA SANTINA who owned, and whose children still own, MARIN JOE'S, the Venerable Italian Restaurant in Marin County, California. With these two comprehensive Italian Cookbooks you could open an Italian restaurant and never run out of ideas. Hey, that's just what the previous owner did! About ROMANO DELLA SANTINA from whose estate this book was acquired (excerpted from his online Obituary): ******ROMANO DELLA SANTINA, b. 1929 in Lucca Italy, d. 2015 in Marin California. In 1948 Romano immigrated with his wife to America where he joined his uncle, Adolph Della Santina, at Original Joe's II in San Francisco. In 1954, Adolph Santina opened MARIN JOE'S and Romano joined him. Soon he became a partner at Marin Joe's and 61 years later the restaurant is still family owned and thriving. Along with his wife, he leaves behind four children; Paul, Joanne, Tina and Ralph, their spouses, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and also leaving two brothers, family and friends in Lucca, Italy. Romano was a proud Italian American and his involvement in the Italian American community ran deep. In 1984 he was bestowed the highest honor given to an Italian civilian, Cavaliere Dell'Ordine della Republica Italiana.****** INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: These two books in slipcase are large and heavy requiring substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

LOUIS P. MARTINI - A FAMILY WINERY AND THE CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY. An ORAL HISTORY transcribed from INTERVIEWS with LOUIS P. MARTINI. The interviews were conducted by Ruth Teiser in 1983 and 1984. There is an introduction by Maynard A. Amerine..

Published by the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, as part of the Wine Spectator California Winemen Oral History Series.

Original FIRST EDITION. This book is Copy #22, so stated on the verso of the title page, of an unstated limited edition. (Beware the print on demand sellers, sometimes presenting their computer copies as original editions.)

Hardcovers, blue cloth covered boards, gilt titling on the spine, 8.5x11 inches, 126 pages. Illustrated with a few b&w photographs

FINE condition, sharp, tight, bright, clean and clear.

This original first edition is quite hard to find.

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MAYNARD A. JOSLYN : A TECHNOLOGIST VIEWS THE CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY. An Interview Conducted by Ruth Teiser. With an Introduction by Gordon Mackinney.

Published by The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley, Regional Oral History Project. Copyright 1974 by The Regents of the University of California. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, this being hand numbered copy no. 18.

From the "Interview History" page: "Two initial interview sessions were held on May 2 and June 3, 1969... the two final sessions were (held) on April 17 and June 28, 1973... The transcripts of the first two session were sent to Professor Joslyn on April 11, 1973, to read over before the next session. The transcripts of the third and fourth sessions were sent to him on September 6, 1973. All were returned before the end of that month, meticulously edited by Professor Joslyn... The final transcript was also reviewed by Dr. Joslyn..." - Ruth Teiser, Interviewer and Editor, 19 August 1974, Regional Oral History Office, University of California at Berkeley.

The numerous Print On Demand copies (usually printed directly from the Internet) by Nabu Press, Palala Press, etc., often incorrectly state that this book was published in 1969. Rather misleading given the fact that the final two interviews for this book were in 1973, the transcripts for this book were reviewed and edited in 1973, and the actual book was published by UC Berkeley in a first and numbered edition in August, 1974. It is worth noting that a prelim page states "All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California at Berkeley." Having been first published in 1974, the copyright has not even come close to expiring.

Hardcovers, blue cloth covered boards, gilt titling on the spine, 8.5x11 inches. Pagination: [3], v, 151 pages, pages printed on one side only. Includes an 4.5x5.5 inch b&w photograph pasted onto a prelim page.

VERY GOOD condition, the covers upper corner tips are bumped, overall tight, bright, clean and clear. A solid, very nice copy.

This ORIGINAL UC BERKELEY FIRST EDITION is Hard to Find.

About MAYNARD ALEXANDER JOSLYN (from Wikipedia):

******Maynard Alexander Joslyn, b.1904 d.1984, was a Russian-born, American food scientist who was involved in the rebirth of the American wine industry in California following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. Joslyn was also involved in the development of analytical chemistry as it applied to food, leading to the advancement of food chemistry as a scientific discipline. Joslyn won two Diplome d'Honneur (honorary diplomas) from the French Office International de la Vigne et du Vin (International French Wine and Vineyard Office) in Paris. He also earned the Merit Award from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture in 1971.******

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ORAL HISTORIES of NAPA COUNTY'S AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE, by RUE ZIEGLER. Published by the Jack L. Davies Napa Valley Agricultural Land Preservation Fund, 2011. Presumed first, and only, edition. Softcovers, 7.5x10 inches, 340 pages. GOOD condition, the spine is creased, the book has been over opened at a couple places but holding, overall a nice, presentable copy. About the Book and Author (excerpted from the May 17, 2012 St. Helena Star): ******The St. Helena Library's monthly Thursday night author series last week featured Rue Ziegler and local vintner and land use activist Volker Eisele discussing Ziegler's recently published collection of extensive interviews, ORAL HISTORIES OF NAPA COUNTY'S AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE. The Jack L. Davies Napa Valley Agricultural Land Preservation Fund, of which Eisele is president, asked cultural anthropologist Ziegler to record these important first person stories to mark the 40th anniversary of the 2008 adoption in Napa County of the nation's first ever Agricultural Preserve. This historic Ag Preserve deserves both study and celebration, Zeigler said, noting that during the decades when most other Bay Area counties experienced explosive urban growth, paving over farmland, the Ag Preserve successfully safeguarded Napa Valley's historic agrarian identity, allowing farming, especially grape growing, to thrive. Eisele, who provides one of a dozen moving personal narratives included in the book, spoke about the political struggles leading up to the groundbreaking 1968 ordinance, and stressed the need for the community's constant vigilance in resisting current and future development pressures on valuable agricultural land.******

SAKE APPRECIATION. ILLUSTRATED TAIWANESE SAKE BOOK / BUYING GUIDE. Includes a 50 page section illustrated with approximately 200 different bottles of SAKE from about 50 different JAPANESE SAKE BREWERIES. Published in Taiwan, 2003. ISBN 10: 9867863194 ISBN 13: 9789867863195. TEXT ENTIRELY in CHINESE except there is the name of each SAKE MAKER in English as well as Chinese. A wonderful book on sake even if you do not speak Chinese because it is

RICHLY ILLUSTRATED. Softcovers, French flaps, 8.5x11 inches, 128 pages. VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, very presentable copy. From the Back Cover. Roughly translated from the Chinese by Google, and then shortened and edited by me, probably incorrectly, for brevity and clarity: ******In the past, Japanese sake (in Taiwan) consisted of a few large brand names such as Laurel Crown, White Deer and Big Mark. However, with the opening up of sake imports in Taiwan, manufacturers are actively introducing a wide variety of high quality sake. Sake has become the hottest drink in the Taiwanese fashion society. However, information on sake (in Taiwan) is still scarce. Therefore we have published the SAKE APPRECIATION. The book is divided into three major parts: the first part discusses the history of sake, the raw materials used to produce sake, to how to drink sake, how to match sake with food, and provides innovative bartending techniques; the second part shows nearly 200 high quality sake products, allowing readers to pick out the sake they would prefer; the third part is a tour of a famous Japanese sake brewer. This book is the first domestically produced (i.e. Taiwanese) sake book on the market. It is tailor made for local sake lovers and provides both a practical introduction and an informative, illustrated buying guide.******