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Wine: A Geographic Appreciation
by De Blij, Harm J
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman & Allenheld, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Some fingerprinting to first free endpaper else pristine and unmarked. Bound handsomely in red linen cloth, with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Special focus on the wines of China and Japan and those of the Southern Hemisphere, including Argentina, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. xiv [1], 2-239 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
"learn all about wine and how to taste it"--Cover Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 347603
- Title
- Wine: A Geographic Appreciation
- Author
- De Blij, Harm J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rowman & Allenheld
- Place of Publication
- Totowa, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Harm Jan de Blij|wine|wine growers|wine geography|oenophilia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks;
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