Alexis Lichine*s NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA of WINES & SPIRITS
by Alexis Lichine, in collaboration with William Fifield
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VeryGood+ unmarked, in Good jacket w edgewear, small taped tears, small dampstain on lower spine.
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfed A Knopf, 1974. 2nd Edition, 1st printing.. Oversized Hardcover in white cloth boards w black cloth spine & red/gilt crest, in color illus jacket.. VeryGood+ unmarked, in Good jacket w edgewear, small taped tears, small dampstain on lower spine.. Revised enlarged edition of admirable and exhaustive work on wines, with greatly expanded section on American wines. Solid clean crisp condition.
8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 716 pp, index, bibliography, glossary, appendixes, b/w maps, burgundy endpapers.
8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 716 pp, index, bibliography, glossary, appendixes, b/w maps, burgundy endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8062
- Title
- Alexis Lichine*s NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA of WINES & SPIRITS
- Author
- Alexis Lichine, in collaboration with William Fifield
- Format/Binding
- Oversized Hardcover in white cloth boards w black cloth spine & red/gilt crest, in color illus jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - VeryGood+ unmarked, in Good jacket w edgewear, small taped tears, small dampstain on lower spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition, 1st printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfed A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Health, Medicine, Diet, Cooking
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health, Medicine, Diet, Cooking; Food;
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edburynbooks
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Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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