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Tokyo : Kenkyusha, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Very good copy in the original title-printed, stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. A rare copy. ; 117 pages; Description: v, 117p ; 19cm. Subjects: Japanese tea ceremony. Japan - Social life and customs.
The Bar-Tender's (Bartender's) Guide or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks by Thomas. Jerry - 1887
by Thomas. Jerry
The Bar-Tender's (Bartender's) Guide or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks
by Thomas. Jerry
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Danbury, Conn: Behrens Publishing Company (Dick & Fitzgerald ), 1887. 130pp. Red leather boards, gilt lettering and ornamentation. A red label of the Behrens Publishing Company is pasted over the Dick & Fitzgerald publisher's name. The binding is of a soft red leather, amusingly gilt-titled "Little Book of Friendship and Good Cheer", almost certainly not the original binding. Binding is rubbed and scuffed, and has some scattered spotting. Contents are age-toned (especially endpapers), but clean and binding is tight. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
- Bookseller Old Bookshelf (US)
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Behrens Publishing Company (Dick & Fitzgerald )
- Place of Publication Danbury, Conn
- Date Published 1887
- Keywords Beverages Cocktails Whiskey Liquor Bartender
- Size 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, with Introduction and Notes by Hiroshi Muraoka
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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Galway, Ireland
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101 Drinks and How to Mix Them. Compliments of the New Hotel Dyckman
by [Fischer Paul E. Direction; The New Hotel Dyckman (Minneapolis, Minn.)]
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Alfred, Maine, United States
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[Minneapolis, Minn: New Hotel Dyckman, 1909. Duodecimo-sized booklet, single-stapled in wrappers (11 x 6.5 cm.), [44] pages. FIRST EDITION. A promotional drink manual, promoting Minneapolis' very fine Dyckman Hotel. One hundred-one recipes for cocktails are listed, including some lesser-known gems: American Beauty, Careless Love, Bijou, Charlie Horse, Opalescent, and the Electric Eel. Pages a bit age-toned, and staples somewhat oxidized; a few small dog ears. In publisher's black wrappers, titled in silver. Very good. Unrecorded. [OCLC locates no copies; not in Noling].
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The ---- Day of 18 ----. This is to Our Sheriff of Sheriffdoms..
by Broadside; Temperance; Great Britain
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Clark, New Jersey, United States
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1840. Rare "Temperance" Broadside in the Style of a Court Document [Broadside]. [Temperance]. [Great Britain]. The ---- Day of 18 ----. This is to Our Sheriff of Sheriffdoms, Steward of Stewardries, Bailiffs of Regalities, & All Others, The Officers and Executors of the Law, To Interpose Their Power and Authority to Assist Us in the Execution of This Our Decree, It Being Conformable to Law. Lincoln, England: R.E. Leary, Printer and Bookbinder, [c.1840]. 10" x 7-1/2" broadside, woodcut royal arms flanked with the initials of Queen Victoria at head of text. Light toning, faint horizontal fold, a few minor creases. A well-preserved item. $350. * A parody of a temperance poster in the form of a sentencing document issued "at our court, the day and date above mentioned, at the Cockhead, near the Barrel Bung, adjacent to the Gin Cask, Before us-Sir Thirsty Tippler, Sir Mathew Malt, and Sir David Drynall." The text reads (in part): "Whereas it is humbly proved and shown to us by our beloved brother Sir John…
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(Advertising - Trolley Car) The GENUINE ORANGE PEKOE Now Within the Reach of All. One of the Famous Blends of Ridgways Tea "The First Thing You Think Of"
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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No Place: Ridgways Tea 11" h x 21" w original trolley car advertising sign for Ridgways Genuine Orange Pekoe Tea. No Date, circa 1920s. Very Good Plus, printed on stiff cardboard, shallow chip along bottom edge, light wear at edges. A SCARCE sign with vivid colors, not found in online searches. Will ship flat, please select Priority Mail shipping to help defray costs. . Poster. Very Good Plus. 11" h x 21" W.
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Cocktails: How to Mix Them
by [VERMEIRE, Robert]
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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1922 COCKTAILS 1st ed Bartending Alcohol MIXOLOGY Liquor Prohibition VERMEIRE"Cocktails: How to Mix Them" by Robert Vermeire is an all-encompassing guide to preparing a vast array of alcoholic beverages at home. Drawing on his experience at elite venues, Vermeire instructs readers on creating well-known cocktails and other drink types such as cobblers, coolers, fizzes, and highballs, demonstrating that good-quality cocktails can be made affordably. The book marries European and American cocktail traditions, establishing itself as a significant resource in the "classic" era of cocktail creation. It also includes an imaginative origin story of cocktails and provides detailed advice on drink-mixing techniques and ingredients.
Item number: #41202
Price: $499
[VERMEIRE, Robert]
Cocktails: How to Mix Them
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, ©1922. First Edition.
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· Collation: Complete
o 112, [16]
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative… Read More
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The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, with Introduction and Notes by Hiroshi Muraoka
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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Galway, Ireland
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Tokyo : Kenkyusha, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Very good copy in the original title-printed, stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. A rare copy. ; 117 pages; Description: v, 117p ; 19cm. Subjects: Japanese tea ceremony. Japan - Social life and customs.
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Golden Tips. A Description of Ceylon and its Great Tea Industry
by Cave, Henry W.
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Alfred, Maine, United States
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London: Samson Low, Marston & Company, 1900. Octavo, 474 pages. Illustrated with photographs by the author. First edition, of this lovely survey of Ceylon and its tea industry, by a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and author of several other titles on the South Asian island nation, now known as Sri Lanka. Fine in a stunning gilt-stamped white buckram binding. All edges gilt.
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Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And Berry's Brochure)
by Berry, Charles Walter; Introduction By H. Warner Allen
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- first
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- Used - Near Fine Book
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- Very Good DJ
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Pasadena, California, United States
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£260.98
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London: Constable & Company, 1934. Second Edition, First Printing . Red Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece, Plates. Xv, 161 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged., First Printing Book Is Near Fine, Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Price Clipped But Otherwise Complete Except For Very Light Chipping At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Spine A Little Darkened. With, A Very Cordial May 18, 1939 Two Page Typed, Signed Letter From Berry To Balzer, Responding To Balzer's Letter Of May 6, Enclosing Berry's Brochure Of Burgundy Wines, Opining That At Present The 1929'S Are Excellent But The 1928'S Will Live Longer, Discussing California Wines And Robert L Stevenson's Writings, Quoting The Latter, And Ending "We Shall Be Very Pleased To See You Here, And Perhaps Arrange If You Are Agreeable To Crack A Bottle Or Two Over A Simple Luncheon." Also With A Folding Printed Menu For "Lunch At The Sign Of The Coffee Mill", 3 St.…
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The Pabst Brewing Company: The History of an American Business
by Thomas C. Cochran
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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£361.35
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New York: New York University Press, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by Augie Pabst Jr. to Thomas N. McGowen on the ffep. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Dust jacket has a few light scuff marks and a coffee drop in the upper left corner of the front panel; in a clear archival sleeve. 451 pages. 9 x 6 inches. A sharp copy. The inscription reads ''To Tom McGowen - / former President and C.E.O. / present Chairman of the Board / part time fly fisherman / would be hunter / and very good friend / August Uilhlein Pabst / 11/10/81''. August Uihlein ''Augie'' Pabst, Jr, is the great-grandson of Pabst Brewing founder Frederick Pabst. He joined the family business in 1966, following a highly successful motor racing career, and served the company in a variety of capacities, including as vice-president, before his retirement in 1983. Thomas N. McGowen had been on Pabst's board of directors since 1973 and was chairman from 1981 to…
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Clysmic King of Table Waters [Cocktail Recipes]
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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Waukesha, WI: Clysmic Spring Co., 1910. String-bound illustrated wrappers. A good collectible copy.. String-bound illustrated wrappers 32 pages 6.25 by 4.75 inches (16.5 by 12 cm), Wraps embossed and have a multicolor border design of grapes, cocktail glasses and faces; calligraphic first page; includes a lovely gilt-adorned print of Uncle Sam drinking Clysmic soda water. First Edition. Wraps are larger than the text block; wraps have age-toning, a few top edge chips and a minor scuff on the rear. The text block is tight and square. Text clean with two tiny ink marks on page 2, light even toning. Faint damp-stain on foredge of the first four pages. Uncommon with only two copies held in Institutions. [Yale and Univ of Minn]. This promotional bar manual comprises of cocktail recipes made with Clysmic water. The majority of the formulas are accompanied by period toasts. At the bottom of each page is a slogan advertising Clysmic brand table water. Background Information: The Clysmic Springs…
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide)
by Christie, Agatha
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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£52.15
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 Grosset & Dunlap Reprint. Complete and Unabridged. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. 1 inch missing from dj at bottom spine. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY. Originally published as Sparkling Cyanide. COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. VERY Hard to find this this item complete with its original dj.
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The Standard Cocktail Guide, A Manual of Mixed Drinks Written for the American Host
by Gaige, Crosby (1882-1949)
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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£76.29
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New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor soiling. 6.25 inches tall; 128 pages with an index. Included are several newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and a typed sheet of recipes for drinks. Third Printing. A cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service and a wise and witty discussion of the philosophy of drinking, of the arts of sociability and conviviality, and a discussion of the trends, fancies and quirks of the standard liquors.
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(Advertising Card) Second Street and Hill, Looking from the Top of Bryson and Bonebrake Block, Los Angeles, CAL.
by Jersey Coffee series of Photo-Lithographic View Cards
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Dayton, OH: Dayton Spice Mills No date, circa(1888) which was the year the Bryson Bonebreak Block was built in Los Angeles, and the date in ink at bottom margin below photo that someone has added. From the verso: " Handsome, Historical, Instructive. Photo-Lithographic View Cards. One card in each package of Jersey Coffee! ... Jersey Coffee is pure, clean, strong and fine flavored, and is the best package coffee on the market. Sold only in 1-lb. packages. Dayton Spice Mills Co., sole manufacturers, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A." A Good complete card, several creases and small tears at edges. SCARCE, not listed at OCLC, which does list 9 of the 100 views that were issued to advertise Jersey Coffee by The Dayton Spice Mills Co. in the late 1800s. . Cardstock. Good. 2 5/8" x 5 3/4".
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Wines, Cocktails and other Drinks.
by Frank A. Thomas
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- Used - Very Good
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Miller Place, New York, United States
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£80.30
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Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. Hardcover, tan cloth boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Classic Depression-era (post-Prohibition) guide to wines and mixed drinks. Covers wines from America, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. Dictionary of alcoholic beverages from Absinthe to Whisky. Pseudonymously published by wine experts Frank Schoonmaker & Ted Marvel. Part of The Household Shelf series, first printing. Light wear to spine ends, some darkened areas of endpapers.
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The Withdrawing Room
by Macleod, Charlotte
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780385171816
- ISBN 10
- 0385171811
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The With-Drawing Room (1980, Doubleday 1st Ed. SIGNED W/DJ) THE WITH-DRAWING ROOM, A MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1980.Used. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First or early printing thus. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $8.95 dust jacket. Features young Sarah Kelling. Will ship from United States.
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Complete Mixing Guide, Revised from 1912 & 1936, Small Pamphlet Like that you Flip Open to Read, Containing a full List of Formulas for making all Standard Mixed Drinks, Carefully Compiled & Alphabetically Arranged,
by Edited by James E. Hickey, by Appointment
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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£87.53
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Angostura-Wuppermann, NY, 1939. SOFTCOVER, UNDATED BUT EARLY, 1939 ? , VG/VG-, AS-IS, Softcvr Wraps, SMALL Grey with Booze Bottle on Front CVR , Some margin stains & tiny dog ears interior pgs, 43/4 X 2 1/2 in. 64 PGS, PRACTICAL HINTS FOR BARMAN, Beer Chart, To the man behind the Bar, Recipes for Mixing Fancy Drinks INCLUDES Absinthe Frappe, Cocktail & Drip, Affinity Cocktail, Baltimore Egg Nog, Blood & Sand Cocktail, BRANDY FIZZ, Claret Punch, Gin Daisy,Greta Garbo, Millionaire & Mary Pickford Cocktail, Lemonade, Mint Julep, Rob Roy Cocktail, Singapore Sling, Sherry Flip ETC. Printer Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Art of the Tea Ceremony: A Special Exhibition
by Anonymous
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 1980. xxiv; 298 pp. 379 tea wares illustrated in b&w plates and described; 27 items are repeated in color. Text in Japanese; a Foreword and a 23-page catalogue list of 399 items in English; 20 Development Plans listed in the catalogue are not among the plates. The foreword states the exhibition was organized to view the development of Chanoyu in three phases: Karamano Taste under Kitayama to Higashiyama reigns; Wabi Taste under the grand tea masters of Juko to Rikyu; thereafter. Nicely bound in red-orange textured wrappers. The top outside corner is bumped causing light creases to the page corners; light foxing to the top edge. Clean throughout.. Printed Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to.
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Remarks on the Art of Making Wine, with Suggestions fo the Application of its Principles to the Improvement of Domestic Wines.
by MacCulloch, John
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 263pp. Brown morocco, double gilt border, 5 raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Light wear to corners and spine edges, original spine lettering still on spine, free endpapers darkened, text is mildly age-toned, and there is a faint 1/2 inch stain slightly visible on some page margins, text is otherwise clean and binding is tight. This book was evidently rebound using the morocco binding of the previously bound book, which still has its original title on it. The text block and marbled endpapers have been expertly re-attached to the original binding. The edges of the original marbled endpapers have been left are still visible along edges, and the foredges of the boards extend 1/2/ inch beyond the text block foredges,l and the spine lettering Both the binding and the interior of this early printing has been well-preserved.
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The Drama of Drunkenness; or, Sixteen Scenes In the Drunkard's Theatre (1858)(1st edition)
by American Sunday-School Union
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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1858 first (and only) edition. Hardcover in original brown and gilt blindstamped boards. Overall condition is Good. Boards show moderate general wear, binding is sound. Interior has partially removed Sabbath School bookplate and old seller's pencil note. Missing one front blank. All else complete. Paginates: blank, 67, 2 blanks, with 16 plates included in pagination. The plates are on stiff white paper. Most pages show modest to moderate foxing. 6x4 inches. An uncommon item. None for sale, one found at auction (this copy). WorldCat locates 4 physical copies. See OCLC: 15031839. Please see images of the book you will receive. Feel free to inquire. Notes: Interest here is in the detailed vignettes which show Mom on fire, Junior getting his foot amputated, murder, shipwrecks and more. Then there are the elaborate borders which include snakes, skulls, skeletons and burning cups of fire. Introduction says this is intended for children. Definitely not at bedtime. [Alcoholism, Sociology]
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Rum
by Broom, Dave
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- Near Fine
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781891267628
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- 1891267620
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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Wine Appreciation Guild, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 2003 The Wine Appreciation Guild. First North American Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9.6 x 11.25 inches, has brown textured paper-covered boards with white spine lettering. Color photographs by Jason Lowe. High-quality glossy paper. 176 pages. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Front panel and spine of jacket are sunned, causing those areas to have a blueish tone to the background illustration of wood, instead of a reddish tone, Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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