(Wine - Champagne) Chandon de Brialles, M. Raoul. Observations Météorologiques relatives a la Champagne et Renseignements Divers sur la Vigne et le Vin. Magazine and quinine

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and their importance to Parisian society

Minor yellowing to covers

with color drawings by Baye Mizumura

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(Wine - Champagne) Chandon de Brialles, M. Raoul. Observations Météorologiques relatives a la Champagne et Renseignements Divers sur la Vigne et le Vin. Magazine and quinine112 pp. Printed wrappers. First Edition. Paris: Exposition Universelle, 1900. Weather reports for Champagne from the year 976 to 1898, with specific descriptions of how Champagne vines and wines were affected. From about 1550 on, every single year is recorded and described. A fascinating and important record of how weather has affected the Champagne industry over the centuries. Foxing, irregular darkening to covers, else very good. (2)