{"product_id":"1826-vintners-brewers-spirit-merchants-and-licensed-victuallers-guide-scarce-antique-book","title":"1826 Vintner's, Brewer's, Spirit Merchant's and Licensed Victualler's Guide - Scarce Antique Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelighted with this find. An exceptional, completely unrestored survival of a seminal early 19th-century British trade manual, highly sought after in its original state. Being a first edition of \"The Vintner's, Brewer's, Spirit Merchant's and Licensed Victualler's Guide: Containing the History, Theory, and Practice of Manufacturing Wines, Foreign and Domestic...\" Printed for W. Wetton, 21, Fleet Street, 1826. Octavo. Complete with the rare engraved frontispiece depicting a cellar scene, and all full-page printed tables comparing the old and new Imperial Measures at rear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished anonymously by \"A Practical Man,\" this seminal trade manual served as the absolute bible for early 19th-century pub owners, commercial brewers, and wine merchants. It represents a pivotal moment in history when alcohol production shifted from medieval guesswork into a precise science, capturing the exact recipes and methods used before industrialisation standardised the trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the topics covered are: \u003cbr\u003eThe Art of the Vintner: Management and doctoring of imported Ports and Sherries, alongside recipes for historic British country wines. \u003cbr\u003eCommercial Brewing: Step-by-step institutional formulas for traditional London Porter, London Stout, Burton Ale, and Welsh Ale. \u003cbr\u003eDistillation \u0026amp; Cordials: Rare compounding recipes for early pub spirits, including West Indian Rum, Apple Brandy, Caraway Cordial, Lovage, and English Gin.\u003cbr\u003eOrchard \u0026amp; Farmhouse Crafts: Complete management of Cider, Perry, and Vinegar production.\u003cbr\u003eEarly Science: Comprehensive instructions on using the newly invented saccharometer and hydrometer to calculate alcohol proof and prevent fraud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in the original publisher's quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards; edges untrimmed as issued. The original paper spine label is rubbed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Has some pencil notations to the front paste down. Inked name and date of 1886 to the front free endpaper and an elegantly-inked name at the top of the first page of text. Damp stain to the bottom corner of the first few pages, including the frontispiece (see photos). Toning to top edge. The occasional handling mark. Front hinge a little loose, but the text block remains firmly bound. Gapes at the gutter in a couple of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChipping to paper around the edges of the boards and rubbing\/the odd mark commensurate with age. Has possibly had a later cloth laid over the top on the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique, first edition copy of The Vintner's, Brewer's, Spirit Merchant's and Licensed Victualler's Guide will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 19.5 cm x W 12 cm, 372 pages, 0.37 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you prefer for your books not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI post new stock, updates and news to Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50036532773101,"sku":null,"price":935.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260529-101155.jpg?v=1780064636","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-ie\/products\/1826-vintners-brewers-spirit-merchants-and-licensed-victuallers-guide-scarce-antique-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}