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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
Wine & Cider. Three Titles, 1581, 1708, and 1734. Including:
1) Johan Jakob Wecker's Ein Nutzliches Büchlein von Mancherleyen Künstlichen wassern ölen unnd Weinen, Basel: Peter Perna, 1581, octavo, in paper wrappers, scattered marginal notes, lightly toned with occasional spotting, blank corner of E3 torn away, 6 1/2 x 4 in.; Swiss physician and philosopher Wecker's work is a compendium of two parts. The first includes numerous medical treatments, the second contains descriptions of wines, recipes for improving wine, and more.
2) John Philips's Cyder. A Poem. In Two Books, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708, octavo, half-title and engraved frontispiece present; disbound, in a paper wrapper, trimmed, 7 x 4 1/2 in. ESTC T78745; Foxon P237.
3) A Vindication of the Conduct of the Ministry, in the Scheme of the Excise on Wine and Tobacco, London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1734, octavo, original stab sewing, untrimmed, with deckle edges, housed in custom folding chemise and slipcase, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ESTC T11920; Hanson 4721; Goldsmiths' 7228.
