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Published by Octopus Books, London
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. Small 4to, 180 pp.
Published by Universal Books, Sydney
ISBN 10: 0706401743ISBN 13: 9780706401745
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Percy Hennell and Asgeir Scott (illustrator). First. Heavy book, extra postage may apply. No publication date listed.
Published by Universal Books Sydney nd
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine large octavo 180pp., col. pls., maps, text ills., bibliog., index,
Published by McGraw-Hill, 1957
First Edition Signed
HARDBACK - Original Binding. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET. First Edition. Not dated, 2nd impression, xii + 180 pages + 8 maps, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND PERCY HENNELL (the photographer), some barely noticeable adhesive stains on the fly-leaves, the top edge of the front cover is badly bumped with slight damage and with the corner a little worn, otherwise the book is in bright condition. Size: 27 x 19 cm. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Published by London New York and Toronto McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd, 1957
First Edition
FIRST EDITION 1957, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY ANDRE SIMON TO MAURICE KIDD on the half-title: "For Maurice Kidd who knows and who loves good wine as much as I do! Andre L. Simon Christmas 1957". Bookplate of Maurice Kidd Writer to Her Majesty's Signet on verso front endpaper. 4to, approximately 260 x 180 mm, 10¼ x 7¼ inches, 24 full page colour photographs by Percy Hennell showing mainly grapes, but also vineyards, bottles, glasses, 8 coloured maps and decorations by Asgeir Scott, pages: xii, 180 including index and glossary, bound in the original publisher's quarter cream parchment and burgundy cloth sides, small gilt vignette to upper cover, gilt lettered spine, top edges yellow, coloured photo endpapers of wine bottles, candle and glass, in dustwrapper with the same image. Tiny lightly darkened area at head and tail of spine, very little pale foxing to fore-edges, small closed tear to lower edge of plate page 132, neatly repaired on blank verso, 1 or 2 faint fox spots to a few margins, otherwise a very good clean tight copy in good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, small piece (25 x 15 mm, 1" x ½") missing from lower corner of upper panel, tiny chips to head of spine and corners, tail of spine slightly rubbed, small closed tear next to top of upper fold, old sellotape removed leaving slight mark on front inner flap). Gabler, Wine into Words, page 256, G37110: the photographs "reproduce the exact size, shape and colour of the grapes". MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Published by London: McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 1950
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., not dated, 1950s, First Edition. Full Morocco leather binding for Asprey (most likely by Sangorski and Sutcliffe or Zaehnsdorf) with the Asprey name in gilt to the front paste down, five raised gilt bands, gilt titles, gitl vine decoration to the front board, inner gilt dentelles and all page edges gilt. Half title with illustration to verso, frontispiece photo of the author, xii, 180pp followed by 8 colour maps of wine regions in France. Provenance: no signatures or bookplates. Approximately 10 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition ever so slightly faded, five raised bands, titles in gilt. Joints very good condition gently rubbed. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition full grain Morocco with gilt filet to both boards and gilt decoration to the front board. Page edges very good condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition strong. Paste downs very good condition marbled with gilt to the leather turn-ins, Asprey mark to the base of the front board in gilt. End papers very good condition marbled. Title very good condition tanned, with minor marks. Pages very good condition tanned with some minor marks. Binding very good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: not dated Binding: Hardback.