La Fête des vignerons à Vevey Histoire d'une Fête populaire
Lausanne & Vevey: Payot & Cie / Societé Klausfelder, 1905. First edition. A lovely copy of this work in a Dupré binding. Half dark blue leather with matching blue marbled boards. Gilt titles and decoration to the spine. Top edge gilt. A little rubbing to the binding edges only. Marbled end papers. Original soft covers are bound in. Inside, the book is in very good, clean condition with just a touch of darkening. 61 pages. 190 by 125mm (7½ by 5 inches). An account of this winegrower's festival. First held in 1797, this festival occurs once a generation, or 4-5 times a century. The festival pays homage to the traditions and the world of wine, several performances take place on the Place du Marché on the banks of Lake Geneva. It was last held in 2019.
. First edition. A lovely copy of this work in a Dupré binding. Half dark blue leather with matching blue marbled boards. Gilt titles and decoration to the spine. Top edge gilt. A little rubbing to the binding edges only. Marbled end papers. Original soft covers are bound in. Inside, the book is in very good, clean condition with just a touch of darkening. 61 pages. 190 by 125mm (7½ by 5 inches). An account of this winegrower's festival. First held in 1797, this festival occurs once a generation, or 4-5 times a century. The festival pays homage to the traditions and the world of wine, several performances take place on the Place du Marché on the banks of Lake Geneva. It was last held in 2019.