Chats About Wine
by C.E. Hawker
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an antique copy of "CHATS ABOUT WINE" by C.E. Hawker. 1908 1st edition; Daly & Co.; London. Contents include: What is Wine?; Doctors and Wine; Wine at Hotels and Restaurants; Wines of France; Wines of Australia and California; Brandy...and more - please see the photos for the complete list. From the Preface: "This book does not aspire to be in any sense, a treatise on wine, nor does it presume to teach anything to either experts or connoisseurs. Its object is to try and awaken an interest in the subject among those who have not hitherto given much thought or attention to it, and to point out how important it is in these days of fraud and adulteration that wine should be obtained from proper and reliable sources."
Condition:
Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Bright gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The text pages are age-toned and mostly clean. with only years written in pencil in the margins of pages 77-79. Tanning to the front and rear end papers. Small bookshop label affixed to the rear pastedown. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8161
- Title
- Chats About Wine
- Author
- C.E. Hawker
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Daly & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ce hawker, chats about wine, burgundy, Chardonnay, merlot, drinking, beverages, mixed drinks, cocktails, liquor, beer, ale, rum, whiskey, bartenders guide, booze
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-Fiction; Other;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.