OEnology - Viticulture - Lot 191

OEnology - Viticulture GUILLIER (Henry) Gironde wines illustrated by Henry Guillier. Libourne ; Bordeaux, [chez l'auteur], sd. [1910]. Oblong in-4 album with 169 plates and 2f. table. Each plate shows, on average, a dozen photographs of the greatest châteaux in the Bordeaux region. Publisher's burgundy percaline folder with flaps, gilt title surmounted by the coat of arms of the city of Bordeaux on the upper cover. Excellent condition throughout. Important album consisting of a title, 169 plates and 2 table leaves. Each plate shows, on average, a dozen photographs of the greatest châteaux in the Bordeaux region. All terroirs (Sauternes and Barsac - Médoc - Saint-Émilion - Pomerol - Fronsadais - Graves) and grands crus and châteaux are represented in this album (Château d'Yquem, Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Chateau Margaux, Château Ausone, Château Haut-Brion, etc.). The book is one of the most important photographic reports devoted to wines. Photographer and renowned postcard editor Henry Guillier presents here a superb record of economic and rural life in the most important châteaux of the Bordeaux region. A guide for brokers and merchants offered by the owners of the Gironde's great vineyards to the leading hotels of Belgium, Holland, Sweden and Norway. It includes property sheets and illustrated plates with photos and labels of the châteaux owned.