Wine in Australia
by James, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Georgian House, Melbourne, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Douglas Seabrook -- Maps. X, 170 pages, includes bibliography and some maps within the text. Illustrated dustjacket. This book is the 1st general survey of Australian wine to be published. It has been written for the public, not for the wine trade. It tells the story behind most the labels which you see on bottles of wine in Australian shops. -- Front fold over blurb the dustjacket is slightly rubbed with short tears either side at the head of the spine, sticky tape marks on both front and rear fold over flaps and end pages, and there is a Christmas greeting "A Guy, Crooked River, to a Guy Maffra, Christmas 1952" on the inside of the front cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Douglas Seabrook -- Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Australia; Cooking, Wine & Dining. Inventory No: 0243493. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0243493
- Title
- Wine in Australia
- Author
- James, Walter
- Illustrator
- Douglas Seabrook -- Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Georgian House
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- BZDB2 wineries, Australia, Districts Farming & Rural Life; Australia; Cooking, Wine & Dining. Douglas Seabrook -- Maps Unbranded James, Walter Wine in Australia
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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