ANDRÉ JULLIEN (1766-1832) MANUEL DU SOMMELIER OU INSTRUCTION PRATIQUE SUR LA MANIÈRE DE SOIGNER LES VINS. [THE SOMMELIER’S HANDBOOK OR A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE CARE OF WINES] 1822. THIRD REVISED AND CORRECTED EDITION. 1 VOLUME. IN FRENCH.

Paris: published by the Author, L. Colas, Madame Huzard, 1822. Hardback, 336 pp. Half-calf binding, plain spine with decoration, title label, complete with all 3 plates. Work dedicated to Count Chaptal, Peer of France, Member of the Academy of Sciences, author of the work entitled L’art de faire le vin [The Art of Winemaking]. A copy bearing the author’s signature. Justification: ‘All copies of this edition, protected by law, bear the author’s signature.’ Fain Printers, Place de l’Odéon. Containing a theory of wine tasting, clarification, fining and secondary fermentation; methods for preventing spoilage and restoring wines when they have gone bad or are naturally defective; and for distinguishing pure wines from blended, adulterated or artificial wines, etc.; followed by the schedule of charges for transport, entry, excise, retail and customs duties, rental fees, etc., payable at the Paris warehouse. 17.5 x 10.6 x 3.2 cm Binding worn, corners scuffed, spine decoration faded, head and foot of spine worn away, last pages missing. André Jullien, wine wholesaler, author of ‘Topographie de tous les vignobles connus’ [A Topography of All Known Vineyards], inventor of powders for clarifying wine, aerated tubes and several other instruments. Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Count of Chanteloup (1756-1832), French chemist, physician and politician.