CHARLES COCKS (1812-1854) BORDEAUX ET SES VINS, CLASSÉS PAR ORDRE DE MÉRITE. [BORDEAUX AND ITS WINES, RANKED BY MERIT] 1874. THIRD EDITION. 1 VOLUME. IN FRENCH.

Paris, G. Masson, Bordeaux, Féret & Fils, September 1874. Third edition revised and expanded, by Edouard Féret, featuring 255 illustrations of the principal wine châteaux of the Gironde, drawn by Eugène Vergez and engraved on copper by Léon-Louis Chapon. Hardback, 8vo, vii–604 pp., contemporary binding, raised spine, burgundy title label. In French. 19.3 x 12.3 x 3.5 cm Good condition. Worn binding, scuff marks, worn corners, a few small stains and crease marks on the first few pages. Encyclopedic guide offering a window into the richness and diversity of the Bordeaux region before the crises that transformed the vineyards. It remains a valuable resource for anyone wishing to understand the historical roots of Bordeaux wines. Charles Cocks British oenologist. Eugène Vergez (1846-1925) French landscape painter and illustrator. Léon-Louis Chapon (1836–1919) French engraver and illustrator. Féret, a publishing house founded in 1812 in Bordeaux by Jean-Baptiste Féret, is one of the oldest French publishing houses still in operation. Its best-known publication remains the guide ″Bordeaux et ses vins″, also known as ″Le Féret″ or ″Le Guide Féret″.