Robert Delamain; Gaston Cherau — Histoire Du Cognac

Paris, Librairie Stock, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound first edition of this history of Cognac from French historian Robert Delamain, in the original French. French. First edition. Illustrated with many in-text images. A detailed history of Cognac, from the origins of production, wine brandy, development in the distillation process, the beginning of exports, classification of cognacs introduced, land and legal issues, to the modern day trade across the world. Written by Robert Delamain, a French historian and Director of the Delamain Cognac House, being one of the oldest cognac houses. With a preface by Gaston Cherau, a French journalist and writer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with small splits in the cloth to the head of the spine and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .