Boulestin, X[avier]. M[arcel. 1878 - 1943] - WHAT SHALL WE HAVE To DRINK

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1933. Maroon cloth binding, gilt stamped lettering to spine and design to front board. xiii, [1], 85, [1 (blank)] pp. Orange and black engraved frontispiece. 7-1/2" x 5". Modest wear to binding (some light rubbing, spine sunned). Paper slightly age-toned. Withal, a VG+ example. "There is, no doubt, room for another book, especially when this thin volume is simply a little handbook, a guide to better drinking, containing just enough facts, dates, rules and hints to interest everybody who is not a stern teetotaller. I feel that not much has been done in that respect for the man or the woman who can only buy a small quantity at a time. When they begin to know a little more about wine, their appreciation will increase accordingly together with their enjoyment and their health. So wine-drinking should be encouraged in the same way that we try all the time to induce people to be more civilised, to have better meals, to live a more decent life, to appreciate better things altogether - it should be encouraged because it is pleasant and it is healthy." Rare in the trade.