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Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And Berry's Brochure)
by Berry, Charles Walter; Introduction By H. Warner Allen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable & Company, 1934. Second Edition, First Printing . Red Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece, Plates. Xv, 161 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged., First Printing Book Is Near Fine, Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Price Clipped But Otherwise Complete Except For Very Light Chipping At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Spine A Little Darkened. With, A Very Cordial May 18, 1939 Two Page Typed, Signed Letter From Berry To Balzer, Responding To Balzer's Letter Of May 6, Enclosing Berry's Brochure Of Burgundy Wines, Opining That At Present The 1929'S Are Excellent But The 1928'S Will Live Longer, Discussing California Wines And Robert L Stevenson's Writings, Quoting The Latter, And Ending "We Shall Be Very Pleased To See You Here, And Perhaps Arrange If You Are Agreeable To Crack A Bottle Or Two Over A Simple Luncheon." Also With A Folding Printed Menu For "Lunch At The Sign Of The Coffee Mill", 3 St. James's Street, S. W. 1 [London], With Typed Details Indicating A Luncheon For Mrs. Robert L. Balzer, 24Th August 1939, Fourline Quotation, And Two Page Menu Inside [Served With A 1923 Hospices De Beaune Mersault Charmes; 1929 Binet, United Kingdom Cuvee, A, Apricot Liquor And An 1875 Grande Champagne Des Heritiers; On The Last Page Of The Menu Is A Printed Device Which Is Signed Over In Ink By Charles Berry.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023199
- Title
- Viniana: Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged (With Berry's Letter To Robert L. Balzer, And Berry's Brochure)
- Author
- Berry, Charles Walter; Introduction By H. Warner Allen
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece, Plates
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- "Manuscripts;
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
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