Champagne Collectibles by Donald A. Bull & Joseph C. Paradi, (Schiffer Publishing) is so filled with information on the champagne industry and the tools, advertising, and other collectibles surrounding it that collectors who read it may find themselves giddy. More than a collectors’ book, it’s a colorful history of an industry whose product has touched most lives - from wedding toasts to toasting in the New Year.
This detailed book has more than 1,260 photographs depicting over 1,800 items from around the world, and offers a thorough review of champagne memorabilia and tools.
The lavishly illustrated book covers branded memorabilia including early corks, decanter labels, beautiful fans, sheet music, smoking accessories, and more. There is also a section with a wide range of tools used for opening and preserving champagne. The knives, corkscrews, easers, nippers and girppers, and bottle re-sealers that champagne houses have used for advertising purposes will fascinate readers. And, of course, there is a wealth of advertising ephemera contained in the book. Chapters on taps will open a whole new world for collectors of corkscrews.
One fun chapter on Champagne Mercier tells the story of a giant champagne vat from the nineteenth century, highlighting collectibles from that company.
Collectors, connoisseurs, and all those who enjoy toasting life can wax nostalgic on the last three centuries of champagne and its accoutrements via Champagne Collectibles!
Find it in bookstores and online, or contact the publisher at (610) 593-1777; online: www.shifferbooks.com.