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A History and Description of Modern Wines
de Redding, Cyrus
- Usado
- very good
- First
- Estado
- very good
- Librería
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot, 1833. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xxxv, 407 pp. Octavo. Modern maroon cloth binding with a Morocco title label on the spine to match; gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine label. Faint rubbing along the edges of the boards and to the corners. Some transfer staining from what appeared to be a brown paper bag onto pages 22 and 23--stain measures about 1.5"x 1". Overall, textblock is clean and tight. Numerous black-and-white illustrations in text. An attractive copy. A very concise reference for wine connoisseurs, this book encompasses a variety of subjects including the manufacturing of wine, European wine (French being far superior), the East, Africa, and America. The first English book that dealt with modern wines. It was very successful and went on to be published in two more editions, 1836 and 1851 respectively. 1833
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- Librería
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 139838
- Título
- A History and Description of Modern Wines
- Autor
- Redding, Cyrus
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Undetermined
- Estado del libro
- Usado - very good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1833
- Palabras clave
- Food and Drink|Gourmet|Wine
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Society and Culture;
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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...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
