Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1948 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. x, 153 (1) pp. First Edition, 1948. Signed by the Author on Half-Title. Scarce Title. Price clipped. 2" closed tear top edge rear panel dj with small chips along top edge rear panel, and 1 along top edge spine, with some additional minor edge wear. Lightly age-toned text block edges, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean and white. 5.25" x 8.5". Pictorial cloth with red lettering to spine, and illustrated map on endpapers. Preface, 1. A Toast and A Tour; 2. Dinner in the Hearst Castle; 3. A Mecca for Bacchus; 4. Collectors' Recipes -- From Scotland to Hollywood; 5. 'Renascence' at Los Amigos Vineyards; 6. The Wine Room; 7. A Gentleman's Preoccupation; 8. Treasures of the Cellar; 9. Honor and Label; 10. Patience and a Million Dollars; 11. There's Plenty in a Name; 12. Korbl of Bohemia; 13. A Civilizing Influence; 14. Anna Held's Champagne Bath; 15. Wine for the Gods; index of recipes..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005293
Title: California's Best Wines [Signed by the Author]
Author: Balzer, Robert Lawrence
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The Ward Ritchie Press
Place of Publication: Los Angeles
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: FOOD & WINE CALIFORNIA WINES WINE REGIONS 13 BEST WINERIES WITH ACCOMPANYING FOOD RECIPES
Bookseller catalogs: FOOD & WINE;
Size: Octavo

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