Ernest Cockburn — Port Wine and Oporto

London, Wine and Spirit Publications Ltd. 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce study of port wine and the city of Porto, with illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with nineteen photographs, being fifteen plates, two in-text photographs, and two folding plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive study of port wine and its history, including the history of the city of Oporto, or Porto as it is known today. With reference to the origins of port production, the development of the industry, and important names in the port trade. Written by Ernest Cockburn, an English wine expert. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor creasing to the edges of the folding plate. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .