Gustave Foëx - Cours complet de viticulture - 1886

Fascinating original edition of this very comprehensive treatise on viticulture, abundantly illustrated with 4 color maps, including a planisphere, and 440 in-text technical vignettes -

The author first presents the history of viticulture from Antiquity to his era, tracing the origin of the vine, its diffusion in the various regions of the world, its economic importance, the advances made in cultivation methods, and the characteristics of the main European and non-European vineyards -

He then develops an in-depth study of the vine’s botany, describing in detail its anatomy, physiology, vegetative and reproductive organs, its annual development, flowering, fertilization, ripening of the grapes, as well as the climatic and geological conditions favorable to its growth -

An essential part of the work is devoted to ampelography, the discipline of identifying, describing and classifying grape varieties, in which Foëx presents many French and foreign varieties, detailing their morphological characteristics, vigor, adaptation to different soils, productivity, oenological qualities and grafting aptitudes -

Gustave Foëx - Cours complet de viticulture - 1886 - Camille Coullet & Georges Masson -
852 pages,

Very good condition of the binding, the work in its original half navy morocco with marbled boards, slight signs of wear, gilded edges, spine with decorative raised bands, gilded title and author name -

Very good interior condition, rare foxing, original edition of this very comprehensive treatise on viticulture, abundantly illustrated with 4 color maps, including a planisphere, and 440 in-text technical vignettes, endpapers in good condition, a fine copy -

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