Oenology - Lot 131

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Oenology - Lot 131
Oenology [SALLENGRES (A. H.)] In Praise of Drunkenness. New edition, revised, corrected, and considerably expanded. At Bacchopolis, From the Press of Old Silenus, in the Year of the Vine 5555, Paris, Michel, Year VI (1798) In-8; Bacchic frontispiece. Pinholes in places. Contemporary mottled fawn sheepskin, smooth spine, gilt fillets, split jaws, cold-stamped fillet framing the covers, scuffing and normal wear, yellowed edges. New expanded edition. It contains amusing anecdotes and reflections on the drunkenness of clergy, popes, saints, bishops, philosophers, poets, and scholars. The most drunken nations, led by the Germans. Rules to follow when getting drunk, the first two of which are: in good company and with good wine (Vicaire 326).
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