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Grapes and Grape Vines of California (Prospectus)

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Grapes and Grape Vines of California (Prospectus)

by John Windle Publishing

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  • Paperback
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Near Fine.
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About This Item

San Francisco: John Windle , 1980. Single large sheet folded once vertically to make four pages of 14" x 19 1/4"; additionally folded horizontally, perhaps for mailing. Prospectus for the ambitious re-printing of this color-plate ampelography originally published by the California State Vinicultural Association in 1877 and printed by the renowned San Francisco firm of Edward Bosqui and Co. This prospectus has a beautifully reproduced full page colour plate of the Emperor grape and its accompanying descriptive text on the adjoining page. There are a few tiny marks on the first page and a 2" split along the horizontal fold at the edge of the first leaf.. First Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine..

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16326
Title
Grapes and Grape Vines of California (Prospectus)
Author
John Windle Publishing
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
John Windle
Place of Publication
San Francisco
Date Published
1980
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Broadsides / Posters;

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