"French Wines & Havana Cigars" 1929 Griswold, Frank Gray

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GRISWOLD, Frank Gray

[101] pp.

Dutton's, Inc

1929

8 1/4" x 5 1/2

One of 300 copies, printed by the … Read more GRISWOLD, Frank Gray

[101] pp.

Dutton's, Inc

1929

8 1/4" x 5 1/2

One of 300 copies, printed by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass. Quarter velum with gray papered sides; spine and front cover gilt stamped. Endpapers illustrated by M.A. Allix with map of France and Corsica, showing regions of the principal vineyards and significant wine markets. Frontispiece photograph of ''Les Rois des Grands Crus Girondins'' (six leading Bordeaux winegrowers, including baron Robert Rothschild (Chateau Lafite), et al.) pp. 101. A guide to fine French wines, with lists of the vineyards of high regard in Bordeaux and Burgundy, along with incidental chapters on Chartreuse and brandy, concluding with a 14-page chapter on Havana cigars. Frank Gray Griswold (1854-1937) was an American financier, bon vivant, sportsman, writer, and prominent figure in New York society. In 1929, Griswold published this and a companion book, Old Medeiras. Both volumes were dedicated to the ''The Kittens,'' an aristocratic dinner club, limited to twenty members, which had been established in 1869 in New York City. Their dinners featured many of the fine wines and vintage madeiras discussed in the two volumes. Griswold joined the club in February 1891 and wrote a history of the club, privately published in 1916. See less