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Clarets & Sauternes. Classed Growths of the Medoc & other Famous Red & White Wines of the Gironde.
by G.A.K.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, The Wine & Spirit Trade Record, 1920 1st ed.. Hardback, Tall 8vo; approx 10 x 6 inches. Light blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front. Embossed and beveled edges. All page edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. In good condition. Cloth darkened on spine and around board edges. Extremities rubbed, small nicks to cloth at ends of spine. Corners bumped and nicked. Endpapers tanned and cracked between hinges, Inscription to front “W.W. Atkinson”(?), and later bookplate “Archibald G. Ling.” Inside pages all very clean, bright and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 398pp. incl. adverts. With B&W Illustrations throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93806
- Title
- Clarets & Sauternes. Classed Growths of the Medoc & other Famous Red & White Wines of the Gironde.
- Author
- G.A.K.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, The Wine & Spirit Trade Record, 1920 1st ed.
- Keywords
- COOKERY, WINE and DRINKS
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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