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THE BOTANIST AND THE VINTNER:; How Wine Was Saved for the World
by Campbell, Christy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 156512460X
- ISBN 13
- 9781565124608
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. Glossy photos. 8vo, blue quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over maroon boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with pictures offgrape clusters, illustrated with 8 glossy pages of wine-related photos, Index, xxi, [xxii] + 320 pages. Scientific illustrated detective story about saving vineyards from an aphid plague. <br /> <br /> Previous owner's name on front free endpaper.<br /> <br /> No marginalia, underlining, or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9670
- Title
- THE BOTANIST AND THE VINTNER:; How Wine Was Saved for the World
- Author
- Campbell, Christy
- Illustrator
- Glossy photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 156512460X
- ISBN 13
- 9781565124608
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- connoisseurs, wine, illustrated, science, society, history, photographs, aphids, France, vineyards, insecticides
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
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