SAINTSBURY, George

George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, FBA (23 October 1845 28 January 1933), was an English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher, and wine connoisseur. He is regarded as a highly influential critic of the late 19th and early 20th century.

[227] pp.

MacMillan and Co., Limited

June, 1931

7″ x 5 1/4″

*front panel detached from jacket spine*

George Saintsbury’s classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumedfrom the heights of Romane-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum.