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Father of California Wine, Agoston Haraszthy Including Grape Culture, Wines and Wine-Making
by Agostin Haraszthy; Theodore Schoenman, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0884960927
- ISBN 13
- 9780884960928
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
A reprint of an 1862 edition written by a Hungarian vintner and nobleman considered the founder of the California wine industry. Burgundy cloth spine over tan boards, silver titles on spine, black end papers. Cloth is spotted and faded at edges, light edge wear to cover, spine ends and corners a bit bumped, front board a little curved, interior pages a little tanned, binding tight. Illustrated gray dust jacket with black titles on front cover and blue titles on spine is a little faded at spine, minor creases and short tears along edges of dust jacket, a little spotting, small creases and tears at top of back jacket, price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02436
- Title
- Father of California Wine, Agoston Haraszthy Including Grape Culture, Wines and Wine-Making
- Author
- Agostin Haraszthy; Theodore Schoenman, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Probable First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0884960927
- ISBN 13
- 9780884960928
- Publisher
- Capra Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- Date Published
- June 1979
- Keywords
- wine making, history, biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Size
- 9 1/4" x 6 1/4"
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Scraps of American History
Biblio member since 2012
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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