C... S... (François BRAC Fils): "Le commerce des vins réform - Lot 249

C... S... (François BRAC Fils): "Le commerce des vins réformé, rectifié et épuré; ou nouvelle méthode pour tirer un parti, prompt et avantageux, des récoltes en vins. This work is especially intended for lords and priests of vineyard countries, vineyard owners and growers, Paris wine merchants, those of other cities in the kingdom, and generally for all those involved in this trade, as well as for consumers themselves. The views it contains can equally and easily be applied to the trade in grain, hay, wood and all agricultural products." Amsterdam et Lyon, chez Louis-Joseph Berthoud, 1769 ORIGINAL EDITION, in-12, full burgundy calf, hand-gilt title on smooth spine, modern binding, (1) - 175 - (1 bl.) - (1) - 166 - 6 pp. headbands, tailpieces and lettering, Project, Notes, Additions, Errata, former owner's stamps (title page and in text). François Brac (1725 - 1800) was Seigneur de la Perrière and, like his father, a lawyer at the Paris and Lyon Parliaments. They owned the fief de la Perrière, located in Saint-Lager, in the Beaujolais vineyards. This book is of great interest for the history of Beaujolais vineyards. It is a historical and, above all, economic treatise addressed to the owners of this region, with a view to enhancing the value of their wines. A description of first-class wines (Juliéna, Odenas, Quincié, Fleurie) with their history. It denounces the abuses of Parisian négociants who "groped" Beaujolais wines (Oberlé - Fritsch). Complete with two errata that are often missing! RARISSIME! This book was part of the Bibliothèque Culinaire of Victor Michon, one of the greatest cooks of the early 20th century. The number "2" is explained by the fact that three volumes with the same binding, featuring the "crème de la crème" of 18th-century oenology, were brought together! The handwritten signature of the former owner, Victor Michon, appears on the first blank page. Binding in very good condition; paper in very good condition.