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Wine
by Johnson, Hugh
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. Revised Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full magenta cloth, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with B&W drawings and several color photographs. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Price-clipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear, spine and edges of front and rear panels lightly sunned. FINE/NEAR FINE. . B&W and color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 254, (17) pp .
Synopsis
Mr. Johnson traces the entire process of wine-making from grape to bottle to table, discussing soil, vintages, the qualities that distinguish good, fine and great wines, the details of shipping and selling -- the fascinating and essential background knowledge that enables the informed wine lover to know what he is getting when he reads the label.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22638
- Title
- Wine
- Author
- Johnson, Hugh
- Illustrator
- Owen Wood
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Wine, Illustrated Books
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned in the same condition within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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