The Great Wine Blight
by George Ordish
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint with new foreword. Thorough account of the wine blight of the 1860s, caused by the arrival of the Phylloxera insect. Some mild bumping to DJ. Light rubbing to edges of volume. Contents clean and prim. Binding tight. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005138
- Title
- The Great Wine Blight
- Author
- George Ordish
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- viticulture, vineyards, pest, bug, france, french, alcohol.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...