Open Air Grape Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Garden and Vineyard Culture of the Vine, and the Manufacture of Domestic Wine

"Open Air Grape Culture - A Practical Treatise on the Garden and Vineyard Culture of the Vine, and the Manufacture of Domestic Wine" by John Phin. 1862 1st edition; C.M. Saxton, Agricultural Book Publisher; New York. The book features numerous in-text illustrations and tables. The chapters are arranged as follows: Choice of Soil; Preparation of the Soil; Planting the Vines; Care of Vines During the First, Second and Third Years; Management of Fruiting Vines; Subsequent Management of the Vine; Theory and Practice of Pruning and Training as Applied to the Grape Vine; Construction of Walls, Trellises, etc.; Propagation of the Vine; Manures and Their Application to the Vine; Diseases and Insects; Methods of Hastening the Maturity of the Grape; Care of Old Vines; To Preserve Grapes; Descriptive List of Native Grapes; Tabular View of the Size, Color, Shape, etc. of all the Variations of American Grapes of Which any Account can be Found; The Manufacture of Wine; Examples of American Vineyard Practice; The Thomery System of Grape Culture; Bibliography of Grape Culture. There is an 8-page publisher's catalog at the back.

From the Preface: "The following work has been undertaken not so much in the hope of adding anything new to what is already known of the culture of the vine, as with a view to collect the scattered information which exists on the subject in periodicals and Kindred works as well as amongst practical men, and to throw it into such a shape as may prove useful to the amateur and the vine-dresser."

Condition:
Clean front cover and spine; the back cover has a few thin, light scuff lines. Small cloth tears at 3 of the cover corners. Tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Mild foxing to the text pages with an occasional light stain and smudge. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.