The Wines of America
by ADAMS, Leon D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and yellow paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 623pp. Illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good/good plus. Jacket rather edgeworn, with several small edge chips at bottom, and spine sunned; ownership signature/year opposite half-title page. Second, revised edition of the classic 1973 overview chronicling (to quote the jacket's front panel) "The fascinating story of North American wines and winemakers from the 16th Century to the present -- a complete guide for connoisseurs, hobbyists, and amateurs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23692
- Title
- The Wines of America
- Author
- ADAMS, Leon D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- wine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Cooking;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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