FRANK GRAY GRISWOLD (1854-1937) AUTOGRAPH. FRENCH WINES & HAVANA CIGARS LIMITED EDITION. 1929. 1 VOLUME. IN ENGLISH. New York, Duttons, Inc. 1929. Limited edition of 300 copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Hardback, 101 pp. photo frontispiece ″Les rois des grands crus girondins″, bound in vellum over grey boards with gilt pictorial decoration on cover and gilt title on spine, inner boards illustrated with colour map of France showing principal vineyards. Printed by The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts. 21 x 14 x 1.6 cm Water damage to cover and leaves Contents: French wines, Bordeaux red wines, Bordeaux white wines, Other wines, Late vintages, Bordeaux wines, Burgundy, Burgundy great wines, Champagne, Brandy, Wine trade, Chartreuse, Havana cigars. Frank Gray Griswold American financier and writer who was a leading figure in New York society during the Gilded Age. In 1929, Griswold published this book and a companion volume, Old Medeiras. Both volumes were dedicated to the ″Kittens″, an aristocratic gastronomic club, limited to twenty members, founded in 1869 in New York. Their dinners featured many of the fine wines and vintage Madeira mentioned in these two volumes. At the buyer's request, we would be happy to provide a general condition report on the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to carry out their own inspection or consult a specialist of their choice for a full assessment of the condition of the lot. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD 'AS IS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.