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Mexico: L.A. Cetto, 2003. (MEX) Presumed 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR : CON MI AGRADECIMIENTO Y AFECTO / Luis A. Cetto" no other markigns, a touch of rubbing to the lower cover corner tips, about Fine in Very Good dust ajcket with 1.5 " rasor cut to top edge of front panel and small stain to the lower corner of the front panel noticeable from the back of the dust jacket. Boards, 128pp, colour photos. L. A. Cetto is one of the most renowned and oldest wineries in Mexico in Ensenada Valley de Guadalupe. This book was published for the company's 75th anniversary 1928-2003. The text is in Spanish. (3.0 JM HOJ 300/b3. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Calderwood, Michael. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

NY: The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Company, 1935. (USA) Presumed 1st printing of the Second Edition (1935) The book originallly appeared in 1922. This may be a special edition with a presentaation printed to the half-title page: "Presented by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau as a contribution by The Member Countries of the Biureau to the spread of factual knowlege abput coffee". No markings, hinges solid, there is touch of moisture instrusion (quite slight) to the lower corner of the frotn endpaper and extending to about page 25, making the corner tip slightly wavy, no staining, otherwise about Very Good copy, lacking the dust jacket. Umber cloth with gold titles, map endpapers, xiv, 818pp, index. Colour frontis showing Coffee plant, colour plate showing Coffee varieties facing page 200 and colour plate showing roasted coffee facing page 243. Hundreds of B&W photos and illus in text. This book first appeared in 1922; this is the revised edition of 1935. This is really an… Read More

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fiine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 144pp, index. full-page colour photos. This book offers recipes for fruit wines, classic apertif mixes, non-alcoholic friut drink as well as delicious appetizers to comlement them: rosemary-walnut biscotti, anise-flavoured pastis, citron presse, gougere,. (2.0 JM HOJ 304/1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by KLEINMAN, Kathryn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

NY: Abbeville Press, 1998. (USA) 1st printing of first English language edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 268pp, colour photos; monochrome photos of wine bottles. This guide presents the fascinating history of the many chateaux that have been operating continuously since the 17th century.The author also explains the many steps that go into the creation of Bordeaux wines. Finally, he presents an essential catalog featuring the wines of 125 chateaux, arranged following the 1855 classification, complete with tasting notes for recent vintages and photographs of each bottle. (4.1 JM LVR 201/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Guillard, Michel. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

France: Remy Martin, 1965. (FR) No date; a guess at mid 1960; date uncertain, Wraps with French flaps, 32pp, map, B&W photos of vineyard, and production in Remy Martin in the Charente. The text is in English. The photos are by Robert Doisneau, who with Henri Cartier-Bresson a pioneer of photojournalism. (1.0 JM HOX 2/a14. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Doisneau, Robert. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1971. (UK) Presumed First Edition No markings, Fine in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with 1.5" closed tear to the top corner of the front flap; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Green boards, illus end papers, 29pp. Colour frontis and B&W and colour plates. Ray was commissioned to write this history ofthe Langoa-Leoville vineyard in Bordeaux which was purchased by Hugh Barton in 1821. (1.5 JM LVR 205/4. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Sweden: Pianoforte Publishing, 2007. (SWED) Presumed1st English language edition. No markings, Fone in Near Fine dust jacket with slight rubbing to panels. Boards, 172pp, colour photos throughout. Originally published in Swedish this is the first substantive international text on grappa--"the quintesential alcoholic drink of Italian culture". Grappa distillation and tasting, grappa regions of Italy, list of nearly all distilleries, including addresses. (2.8 JM HOJ 301/3. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Paris: Editions Publicitaires P Rene Waltz (FR) No date a guess at late 1970s. No markings, small tear to one of the folds at edge, Good used copy This is a map which folds out to roughly 24 x 34" shwing an itinerary to visit the vinyards in the Bourgogne wine region of France. The text is in French. There are detailed maps of the Mercury region, Maconnai, beaujolais, Chablis, Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune. (1.2 JM HOX 2/a12. Unbound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Map.

Italy: Consorzio Conegliano Valdobbiadene, 2017. (ITL) Presumed 1st edition No markings, Fine, no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, no page numbers [about 112pp). The book presents colour photos of the lovely countrysides of the prosecco regions in the Veneto. There are messages from Luca Zaia, president of the regione del Veneto, and from Innocente Nardi, President of the ATS, with the text in Italian, English and French. (2.3 JM LVR 201/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

France: Fontaine-aux-loups, 2001. (FR) First Edition No markings, as New. Wraps with flaps, 140pp. B&W and colour illustrations, old ads for absinthe, . The text is entirely in FRENCH. Noel is a docteur in history of art and this is his 4th book on the the drink absinthe, an illustrated panorama of its place in novels, theatre, poems, songs, paintings and film. (2.0 JM HOQ 103/b3. 1st. Paperback. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Dijon: Bibliotheque Municipal De Dijon, 2000. (FR) no markings, Fine. Wraps, 106pp, colour photos and illus. This book is entirely in French and is devoted to books on wine and wine production of Burgundy. Le Vin de Bourgogne; Les Secrets de la Pression; L'Ivresse des Livres, Bernard Chwartz, Collectioneur; Firmin Fleurot, Medecin et Botaniste; La Bibliotheque de Firmin Fleurot; La Litterature Viti-Vinicole de 1763 a 1911; Cassis:Le Menu des Illustrations; catalogue de L'Exposition. (1.3 JM HOQ 101/3. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Louisville KY: Saber Publishing, 2000. USA) Presumed First Edition No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Glosssy photo boards, 116pp. B&W and colour photos. This is the story of the Samuels Family and the Maker's Mark Distillery who make an excellent bourbon, There are recipes for drinks as well: Try the Perfect Mint Julip. (2.1 JM LVR 202/b5. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Osaka Japan, 1996. (JPN) Presumed 1st edition, 1996. No markings, Fine Wraps, 68pp, colour photos of steps in the tea ceremony line drawings, photos of the implements used. The text is in English and in Japanese. (1.9 JM HOJ 301/3. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Canada: The Author, 1971. (USA) Blue cloth with white titles, illus endpapers, 264pp. Frontis photo. These are travel memoirs of a voyage to the tea producing areas of India and Ceylon in the late 1940s. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Fine, as New no Dj. (1.5 WL HOZ 402/b2. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Peru: Pisco Porton, 2013. (PERU) No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 252pp. Colour photos and illus. This is a book on the making of Pisco at the Hacienda La Caravedo in Peru, the oldest distillery in the Americas. Pisco Portón is a super premium pisco, which is a Peruvian grape-based white spirit. The book goes into the history of the distillery and the making of the Pisco complete with recipes for drinks along with some suggestions for food. A heavy book. (4.5 JM LVR 200/b1. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989. (USA) 2nd Printing Owner's inscription to endpaper, no other markings, Near Fine in price-clipped Near Fine DJ in mylar sleeve.8vo, mango coloured bds with fuschia cloth spine, 298pp, index. A seminal work where the new possibilities of matching wine with food dispell old notions of do's and don'ts and provide a new impetus to explore food-wine compatibilities. A few recipes. (1.9 JM HOQ 102/b1. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dijon: Bibliotheque Municipal De Dijon, 1994. (FR) No markings, Fine. 20 leaves printed on cream card stock, with B&W and colour photos and lovely illustrations; then a [8]pp counting both covers booklet of the Catalogue de L'Exposition all fitted into a card sleeve This item is entirely in French and is devoted to an exhibition of culinary items, recipes and books from the 14th to the middle of the 19th centuries in Europe. The exhibition was organized in Dijon by the Bibliotheques Gourmandes and by the Degustations Litteraires. . (1.3 JM HOQ 100/2. Unbound. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Duncan Baird, 2001. (UK) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Hardcover, 144pp, index, colour photos mostly of the Scottish landscape assoicated with the great distilleries. This book take sus on a journey from Glasgow to Arran to Campbeltown, Isay,Mull, Skye, Orkney, Wick to Inverness, visiting the Spreyside Rivers of Whiskey, Aberdeenshire, Dalwinnie to Perth to the Border. (2.5 JM 0322. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Wright, Harry Cory. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Auckland: Random House, 2014. (NZ) 1st edition INSCRIBED by members of the Donaldson Family: " May you eat and drink well! Ivan D, J. Chris?, M Donaldson, Ed Donaldson, Paul Donaldson, Belinda D.", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 336pp, recipe index. This is the story of how Ivan Donaldson and his wife, Chris; and later their chidren created the Pegasus Bay Winery and gardens near Christchurch NZ. The book includes 82 recipes from the award-winning restaurant. (3.8 JM LVR 201/0. Inscribed By Author(s). 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

NY: Bulfinch Press, 2006. (USA) First edition. INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS to the half-title page, no othe rmarkings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Photo boards, 356pp. Mostly colour photos. Two sommeliers give you expert advice on what to drink with your food choices, from French Toast to Chinese food. These beverages may range from wine to water. Dense with information but easy to understand; some recipes included. A heavy book. (4.2 JM LVR 205/2. Inscribed By Authors. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".