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The Wines of Italy
by Cyril Ray
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, 1966. Hardcover. Good. 1966. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with a white spine strip and gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Boards are bowed. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine end with a split to the head. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine. Damp staining to bottom of rear board and across front board.
Synopsis
Too many people sum up Italian wines in the word Chianti, which is a pity, since Italy offers a whole bouquet of varied wines, from the most luxurious to totally satisfying low-priced wines for daily pleasure. The Wines of Italy - which is the most comprehensive book ever to appear on the subject in English - is a gustatory tour of the Italian cellar, from the Alps to Sicily. Under 600 separate entries Cyril Ray tells the story of the grapes, of the land that grows them, and of the wine they yield. He explains the famous wines like Barolo, Valpolicella, Falerno and Marsala. He introduces his readers to such little known, excellent varieties as Cecubo, Cinqueterre, Sassella, Vernaccia and Corvo Rosso, and makes recommendations. He also discusses the wine associations which are beginning to nourish in Italy. Illustrated with sixteen splendid colour plates and eight pages of maps, The Wines of Italy is a highly enjoyable and useful guide not only to putting down an intelligent cellar, but also to selecting the perfect accompaniment to a very special meal.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1706092987LEE
- Title
- The Wines of Italy
- Author
- Cyril Ray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited
- Date Published
- 1966
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- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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