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Adventures with Old Vines
by Chilton, Richard L., Jr
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- Condition
- Full dark green morocco, spine titled in gilt, boards with single fillet border, marbled endsheets, t.e.g. As New
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About This Item
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. Deluxe issue, one of ten copies specially bound, signed and dated by the author. Illustrated in color throughout; index. xii, 284 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full dark green morocco, spine titled in gilt, boards with single fillet border, marbled endsheets, t.e.g. As New. Deluxe issue, one of ten copies specially bound, signed and dated by the author. Illustrated in color throughout; index. xii, 284 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Compendium of anecdotes and practical knowledge relating to buying, storing, and, above all, enjoying wine, from the owner of Hourglass Vineyard in the Napa valley, with profiles and short histories of notable vineyards around the world.
The deluxe issue was produced in only ten copies.
The deluxe issue was produced in only ten copies.
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310484
- Title
- Adventures with Old Vines
- Author
- Chilton, Richard L., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated in color throughout; index. xii, 284 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- New Full dark green morocco, spine titled in gilt, boards with single fillet border, marbled endsheets, t.e.g. As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe issue, one of ten copies specially bound, signed and date
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Place of Publication
- Lanham
- Date Published
- 2017
- Keywords
- American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sets & Fine Bindings;
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