Wine labels
by Whitworth, Eric Watkinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/F/VG+
- Seller
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About This Item
HARDBACK "COLLECTORS? PIECES SERIES No 8," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression:1st.* Date of Publication: 1966* Publisher: Cassell.* Binding and cover condition: Orange cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photo to wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of 10/6d. net. Complete but a little aged with minimal shelf wear to top and bottom edges. VG+* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight and bright with little or no reading wear, no marks to text, very lightly marked to eps. VG++* Illustrations: 2pp.colour & b/w photos & line drawings throughout within text.* Pages: 63 pp.* Description: Number eight in a series of handbooks, this one by E.W.Whitworth, providing a new (1960?s) and lighter approach to collecting. This pocket book gives a concise and readable history of the techniques and origins of silver, glass and enamelled wine labels. There is also a section regarding the occurrence of various alternative names for drinks which may appear on these labels such as Mountain, Bucellas, Hollands etc.etc.. It is still a definitive guide for the browser and collector.* A NEAR FINE copy reduced by slight ageing to VG+*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3654
- Title
- Wine labels
- Author
- Whitworth, Eric Watkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/F/VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 63
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