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A smart later edition of this collection of anecdotes from wine connoisseur George Saintsbury. Later edition, originally published 1920. Considered one of Saintsbury's most important works, Notes on a Cellar-Book provides a collection of menus, tasting notes, and opinions on wines and spirits consumed, with anecdotes of each occasion. Being a tribute to the art of drinking and the literature of wine. Written by George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, an English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher, and wine connoisseur, regarded as a highly influential critic of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light fading to the spine and light loss to the tail of the spine resulting in minor fraying. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the endpapers. Much of the text block remains unopened. Very Good.