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The Grapes of Ralph: Wine According to Ralph Steadman
by Steadman, Ralph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151002452
- ISBN 13
- 9780151002450
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Harcourt Brace & Company. First US Edition, stated. First printing. Full letter line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 11.75 inches, has brown textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Color illustrations by the author. High-quality glossy paper. 224 pages. Printed in Italy. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Top page edges very lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with minor chips at corners and spine ends. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with a small tear at the bottom front edge. Jacket spine is lightly tanned. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Front panel of jacket has a round gold sticker labelling it a "Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards Books of the Year Winner." Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
Synopsis
Artist and raconteur Steadman takes us on a witty, irreverent tour through the strange world of wine and winemaking-from France, Italy, Germany, and Portugal to Bulgaria, Australia, and California. “The first exciting wine book in a long time” (Frank Prial, New York Times). Illustrated throughout in full color.
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- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13974
- Title
- The Grapes of Ralph: Wine According to Ralph Steadman
- Author
- Steadman, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151002452
- ISBN 13
- 9780151002450
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Wine,Cartoons,Humor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Cartoons;
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- Foxed
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- Cracked
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- Jacket
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- Verso
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- Letter line
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- Tight
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- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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- Spine
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