CHAPTAL (Jean-Antoine) - ROZIER (François) - PARMENTIER (Antoine-Augustin) - DUSSIEUX (Louis) Traité théorique et pratique sur la culture de la vigne, avec l'art de faire le vin, les eaux-de-vie, esprit-de-vin, vinaigres simples et composés. Paris: Marchant pour Delalain fils, An IX-1801. - 2 volumes in-8, speckled basane, ornate smooth spine, speckled edges (period binding). First edition of this compendium "in which are found the best methods for making, governing and perfecting wines and eaux-de-vie". This publication is of great interest as it sets out all the knowledge that was available in viticulture and oenology at the beginning of the 19th century. It includes texts by the chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756-1832) and the agronomists Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), Louis Dussieux (1744-1805) and François Rozier (1734-1793). The illustrations comprise 21 plates; the first 12 depict different types of grapes, the other 9 instruments and machines for making wine and eau-de-vie. There is also an out-of-text fold-out table showing the "Tarif à l'usage du commerce de l'eau-de-vie". Autograph initials of the printer Marchant opposite the title of the first volume. Some rubbing and wear to bindings. Scattered foxing.