Histoire et Statistique de la Vigne et des Grands Vins de la C -
J. Lavall
1855 - Dusacq, Paris - First Editions
An extremely scarce first edition of this legendary work on Burgundy together with the rare ‘Album’ which was published separately. The book contains six lithographs, showing views of Beaune, Chennai, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Puligny, with the album adding a further nine superb lithographs on tinted backgrounds of Aloxe et Pernant, Morey, Vosne, Meursault, Chassagne et Puligny, Santenay et Chassagne, Nuits, Dijon, Brochon, Fixin et Fixey.
With fine provenance, formerly from the collection of Kilian Fritsch who possessed one of the greatest wine libraries ever assembled.
“It is very rare, nowadays, to find together : The Book, the Map and the Album” - Henri Poisot, Historique de la Cartographie des Grands Vignobles de Bourgogne, 2001.
Covering the entire history of wine in Côte-d'Or: Origins of wine, the winemaker and his salary, growing of the grapes, wine production, laws, taxes, barrels and coopers, tastings, gourmet or brokers, wine prices, famous harvests, wine proverbs, etc. The work then goes on to describe the vineyards in the nineteenth century, district by district, classification, varieties, climate, diseases etc.
‘Following on from Dr. Morelot’s Statistique de la Vigne dans le Départment de la Côte d’Or [1831], detailed cadastral maps were being drawn up, enabling Dr. Jules Lavallé [1820-80] to be far more thorough. His Histoire et Statistique de la Vigne et des Grands Vins de la Côte-d'Or gives a detailed classification of the vineyards of the main villages, ranking them as Première, Deuxième and Troisième Cuvées with some outstanding sites meriting Tête de Cuvée.’ – Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy. The supplementary wine atlas ‘Album’ included here was published separately, as was a folding colour map ‘Plan topographique des grands Vignobles de la Côte-d'Or’, of the few copies that have been documented, both are usually missing, in this case the original map is not included here, but within the Atlas volume is a very large early black and white lithograph reproduction of the panoramic map which folds out to 195cm x 41cm.
Dr. Lavalle taught at the School of Medicine of Dijon. His book was written with the collaboration of J. Garnier, archivist and Delarue Dijon, Dijon pharmacist. Lavalle's doctoral dissertation on vegetables, Sur l'enveloppe cuticulaire des végétaux was published in 1845. Among his other works is one on edible mushrooms (1852) and another on plants at the Dijon botanical garden (1854).
Jancis Robinson in the The Oxford Companion to Wine describes this book as a classic work on Burgundy.
‘In the preface, the author says that “everybody, in France and abroad, talks about the wines of the Côte-d'Or ... they are the pride and wealth of our department and of the whole country; and yet there is no complete history of these great vineyards. ... This is the gap that I have tried to fill.” He begins with a historic overview that includes information on wages earned by winegrowers and their workers, dates of the harvest in Dijon and Beaune beginning in 1366, laws relative to vineyards, taxes, wine barrels, prices and quality of wines, Burgundy proverbs and drinking customs. For the current situation, he provides details on all the wine communes – classification, acreage, owners' names, production, prices, soil, climate, viticultural methods, diseases, wine-making, constituents of the wines. The views illustrated in the lithographs are: Ville de Beaune, and the communes of Chenône, Gevrey-Chambertin (2 views), Vougeot, and Puligny.’ [With thanks to Eberhard Buehler for this description]
Provenance: From the library of Kilian Fritsch, with his bookplates to each volume. A description of these two volumes can be found in the comprehensive catalogue ‘Une Bibliothèque Bachique’ compiled and edited by Gérard Oberlé (1993).
References: Eberhard Buehler, Viniana, IJKL99. Bibliothèque Bernard Chwartz, Alde Auction 2011, 200. Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy, 90, 85, 415, 640-1. Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique/Fritsch, 283. Jancis Robinson, Oxford Companion to Wine, 405. André Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 944. André Simon, Bibliotheca Vinaria, 98. Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique, 494. André Simon, Sotheby’s 1981 Auction, 129. Auction Aldes (6/2104), Livres de gastronomie, 312 (1972 edition).
Large octavo text volume (binding size 29.2x19.5cm), pp. viii 244. Bound with half-title.
Folio album volume (binding size 44.5x30cm), pp. [6] [2 (original front blue wrapper)] [nine lithographic plates] [2 (original rear blue wrapper)] [6]. Loosely laid are what appears to be another copy of the original blue upper wrapper laid on thick blue paper, and an enlarged black and white reproduction of the panoramic map. Both volumes in period quarter pebbled dark green morocco over marbled boards and alternate marbled endpapers, text volume with spine showing gilt motifs to panels and smooth morocco label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Folio album with smooth spine lettered and ruled in gilt, edges trimmed and publisher s original blue paper wrappers bound in to front and rear. Condition: Text volume is near fine, scattered foxing, slightly heavier to first and last few pages, in very good binding, wear and rubbing to spine joints and outer edges of boards, spine with some early polish residue. Folio album fine apart from some restoration to thin blue wrappers, in fine binding. Ref: 110543 Price: HK$ 120,000
With fine provenance, formerly from the collection of Kilian Fritsch who possessed one of the greatest wine libraries ever assembled.
“It is very rare, nowadays, to find together : The Book, the Map and the Album” - Henri Poisot, Historique de la Cartographie des Grands Vignobles de Bourgogne, 2001.
Covering the entire history of wine in Côte-d'Or: Origins of wine, the winemaker and his salary, growing of the grapes, wine production, laws, taxes, barrels and coopers, tastings, gourmet or brokers, wine prices, famous harvests, wine proverbs, etc. The work then goes on to describe the vineyards in the nineteenth century, district by district, classification, varieties, climate, diseases etc.
‘Following on from Dr. Morelot’s Statistique de la Vigne dans le Départment de la Côte d’Or [1831], detailed cadastral maps were being drawn up, enabling Dr. Jules Lavallé [1820-80] to be far more thorough. His Histoire et Statistique de la Vigne et des Grands Vins de la Côte-d'Or gives a detailed classification of the vineyards of the main villages, ranking them as Première, Deuxième and Troisième Cuvées with some outstanding sites meriting Tête de Cuvée.’ – Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy. The supplementary wine atlas ‘Album’ included here was published separately, as was a folding colour map ‘Plan topographique des grands Vignobles de la Côte-d'Or’, of the few copies that have been documented, both are usually missing, in this case the original map is not included here, but within the Atlas volume is a very large early black and white lithograph reproduction of the panoramic map which folds out to 195cm x 41cm.
Dr. Lavalle taught at the School of Medicine of Dijon. His book was written with the collaboration of J. Garnier, archivist and Delarue Dijon, Dijon pharmacist. Lavalle's doctoral dissertation on vegetables, Sur l'enveloppe cuticulaire des végétaux was published in 1845. Among his other works is one on edible mushrooms (1852) and another on plants at the Dijon botanical garden (1854).
Jancis Robinson in the The Oxford Companion to Wine describes this book as a classic work on Burgundy.
‘In the preface, the author says that “everybody, in France and abroad, talks about the wines of the Côte-d'Or ... they are the pride and wealth of our department and of the whole country; and yet there is no complete history of these great vineyards. ... This is the gap that I have tried to fill.” He begins with a historic overview that includes information on wages earned by winegrowers and their workers, dates of the harvest in Dijon and Beaune beginning in 1366, laws relative to vineyards, taxes, wine barrels, prices and quality of wines, Burgundy proverbs and drinking customs. For the current situation, he provides details on all the wine communes – classification, acreage, owners' names, production, prices, soil, climate, viticultural methods, diseases, wine-making, constituents of the wines. The views illustrated in the lithographs are: Ville de Beaune, and the communes of Chenône, Gevrey-Chambertin (2 views), Vougeot, and Puligny.’ [With thanks to Eberhard Buehler for this description]
Provenance: From the library of Kilian Fritsch, with his bookplates to each volume. A description of these two volumes can be found in the comprehensive catalogue ‘Une Bibliothèque Bachique’ compiled and edited by Gérard Oberlé (1993).
References: Eberhard Buehler, Viniana, IJKL99. Bibliothèque Bernard Chwartz, Alde Auction 2011, 200. Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy, 90, 85, 415, 640-1. Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique/Fritsch, 283. Jancis Robinson, Oxford Companion to Wine, 405. André Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 944. André Simon, Bibliotheca Vinaria, 98. Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique, 494. André Simon, Sotheby’s 1981 Auction, 129. Auction Aldes (6/2104), Livres de gastronomie, 312 (1972 edition).
Large octavo text volume (binding size 29.2x19.5cm), pp. viii 244. Bound with half-title.
Folio album volume (binding size 44.5x30cm), pp. [6] [2 (original front blue wrapper)] [nine lithographic plates] [2 (original rear blue wrapper)] [6]. Loosely laid are what appears to be another copy of the original blue upper wrapper laid on thick blue paper, and an enlarged black and white reproduction of the panoramic map. Both volumes in period quarter pebbled dark green morocco over marbled boards and alternate marbled endpapers, text volume with spine showing gilt motifs to panels and smooth morocco label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Folio album with smooth spine lettered and ruled in gilt, edges trimmed and publisher s original blue paper wrappers bound in to front and rear. Condition: Text volume is near fine, scattered foxing, slightly heavier to first and last few pages, in very good binding, wear and rubbing to spine joints and outer edges of boards, spine with some early polish residue. Folio album fine apart from some restoration to thin blue wrappers, in fine binding. Ref: 110543 Price: HK$ 120,000