The grape vine in England : the history and practice of the cultivation of vines in England, an account of their origin and introduction, a guide to the plantation and care of vineyards to-day, a refutation of the notion that English weather is hostile to the vine; a description of the way to make wine /
Edward Solomon Hyams (1910-1975)
Category
Books
Date
1949
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3188229
Summary
Bibliographic description
208 p., plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Loosely inserted: 1. extract 'The progress of English vineyards' by Edward Hyams, Country Life, December 15, 1950, pp. 2070-71; 2. small news cutting, letter on 'Vineyards in Kent'; 3. empty brown envelope with manuscript list of grape varieties. Provenance: half-title inscribed: "For the Hon. Victoria Sackville-West, with the author's thanks for a delightful introduction. Edward Hyams Dec 8th 1949." Binding: green publisher's cloth, gold lettered spine.
Makers and roles
Edward Solomon Hyams (1910-1975), author