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1995ref. 305847Glover VT: Bread and Puppet Press 1995. Staplebound. 8pp. illustrations oblong wraps. 2.25 x 4.75 in. Small wordless booklet by Ron Simon of Bread and Puppet Theater. On rear cover: “Our domestic resurrection circus 1994” referring to the annual pageant and circus held in Glover VT by the puppet theater troupe known for distributing freshly baked bread. Bread and Puppet Press unknown books
1990ref. 49010Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 1990. Hardcover. ix 211p. illustrated with photo portraits foxing top edge otherwise a very good first edition in cloth boards and bright unclipped dj. Transcriptions of Colteli's interviews with eleven notable american writers of Native American descent. University of Nebraska Press hardcover books
1996ref. 1409332Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1996. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 171 pages plus frontispiece. In Near Fine condition. Bound in brown genuine leather with gilt decoration. Paneled spine with gilt titling on black title boxes. Textblock has silk moire end papers a satin ribbon bookmark and gilt edges. Boards and textblock have light shelf wear. Shelved in Room X. This is one of twelve volumes of the scarce 1996 Easton Press Greatest Short Stories set. 1409332. Special Collections - Downstairs. Easton Press hardcover books
1951ref. 011454London: The Wine and Food Society 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Uncommonly found complete scarcer still in decorated cardboard slipcases which show some wear and some paper over board loss here and there. Individual volumes 8 titles to each series show the slightest edgewear top of spine internals fine apparently unused. First Series 1951 is second editon the first 1950. Second Series 1951 is a first edition. First series designed by Newman Neame Ltd; Second by The Thanet Press. The Wine and Food Society hardcover books
ref. 22573WINE SIMON Andre L. editor. WINES OF THE WORLD. New York: McGraw-Hill 1974. 4to. Cloth dust jacket. 719 pages. Later printing. There are ten sections which explore the major wine countries and regions of the world. The numerous authors discuss the wines and grapes as well as their history and their makers their care and their service. There are sixty color plates an index and a glossary. Stamp of a previous owner clear tape and mark in red ink on verso of title page else very good. unknown books
1968ref. 291739New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1968. Hardcover. Fine. Third printing. Quarto. Without dustwrapper as issued. Illustrated with color plates and maps. Fine in near fine slipcase with edgewear. McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover books
1972ref. 284227London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifth printing revised. 719pp. Very good with small tear on spine head minor stain on top page edges lacking the dustwrapper. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company hardcover books
1992ref. 30911East Granby CT: Book Express. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0861015398 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; This book is a comprehensive guide to wine from North and South America. The authors cover all of the wine-producing regions in detail discussing the history geology viticulture and winemaking techniques. The book is full of beautiful full-color photographs and detailed tasting notes making it an excellent resource for anyone interested in wine.; 4to ; 160 pages; FSA . Book Express hardcover books
1935ref. 214588London: Curwen Press for The Wine and Food Society 1935. Pamphlet. 61p. 5.7.25 inches; pamphlet wraps with toning soiling and small stains staples badly rusted; a good-only booklet in stapled white decorative wraps. From Abricotine to Zubrowka. Curwen Press for The Wine and Food Society unknown books
1933ref. 32966London: English Wine and Spirit Trade Defense Fund 1933. Softcover. VG-- book in very nice condition nice and tight but with age-toned cover. Off-white illus. wraps with black lettering. 91 pp. 135 bw plates. Title above taken from cover; title on title page: Loan Exhibition of Drinking Vessels Books Documents etc. etc. etc. Catalogue from the exhibition held at Vintners' Hall in London June-July 1933. Vessels in the exhibition include with those of Tudor Elizabethan and Jacobean times made of pottery leather silver glass and more even Ostrich eggs!. Uncommon and comprehensive a delightul reference. Most examples are English but others are included as well. Includes information about documents books and more. With advertisements in the back equally entertaining. English Wine and Spirit Trade Defense Fund paperback books
1964ref. 4668London: Privately printed at The Curwen Press for the author 1964. Hardcover. Orange illustrated cloth covered boards. Near fine. 34 pages. 22.5 x 11 cm. Simon delves into the historical context of wine in Elizabethan England - examining the various wines like sack sherry Malmsey and mead metheglin within Shakespeare's works. Includes discussions of the social and cultural significance of wine in Shakespeare's era as well as notable passages from this plays that mention wine. Illustrated throughout. Interior and boards clean. Very slightly rubbed at head and tail of spine. Privately printed at The Curwen Press for the author hardcover books
1926ref. 3752London: Duckworth 1926. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Very good. 273 pages. Simon points out the most interesting period in English history are on one hand the extraordinarily drunken habits of rich and poor alike as well as the invention of the corkscrew. Illustrations throughout includes a black and white frontispiece 47 black and white plates and 3 textual illustrations. Former owner's bookplate on verso of cover. Clean and crisp interior. Spine sunned. Duckworth hardcover books
1921ref. 113521London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd 1921. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 110pp. List of books in rear 16pp. Black-stamped green cloth. Owner's name stamped on preliminary spine darkened loss to the spine ends pages edges lightly soiled thus good only. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd hardcover books
1941ref. 308306New York: Viking 1941. First. hardcover. very good. Frontis lightly illustrated in b/w. 539 pages. Thick 8vo red cloth. New York: Viking 1941. First Edition. A very good copy slight foxing and spotting to outer edges minor browning to fly. Signed by both authors on front fly. Viking unknown books
1941ref. 11134New York: Viking 1941. hardcover. Illustrated. 539 pages. Thick 8vo gilt-lettered red cloth. New York: Viking 1941. First edition. Previous owner's name on fly leaf else near fine. Viking unknown books
1941ref. 22523NY: Viking Press 1941. Hardcover. VG small white letters on spine. Dull red cloth. 539 pp. Several bw plates. Signed by both authors. Viking Press hardcover books
1974ref. 9024317San Francisco: Straight Arrow 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Straight Arrow hardcover books
1974ref. 598301San Francisco: Straight Arrow 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Page edges lightly foxed boards slightly splayed very good in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and mild edgewear. A Moses Wine mystery thriller. Straight Arrow hardcover books
1974ref. 536449San Francisco: Straight Arrow 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing and edgewear. Advance Review Copy with publisher's material laid in. Straight Arrow hardcover books
1974ref. 380810San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Straight Arrow Books hardcover books
1974ref. 297317San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in a very good dustwrapper. Straight Arrow Books hardcover books
1985ref. 47851Metuchen & London: Scarecrow Press 1985. First edition. 151 pp. Small spot on title and facing page else fine in full stamped cloth. No dust jacket as issued. Dated 4/21/91 and INSCRIBED by Perchik on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a brief ALS from Perchik and several promotional sheets. Poets Now Series 9. Metuchen & London: Scarecrow Press, hardcover books
1985ref. 588756Metuchen New Jersey: Scarecrow Press 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. With an Introduction by Robert Peters and a Preface by David Ignatow. Navy blue cloth titled in white. Page edges foxed very good or better. From the library of poet and author of the preface David Ignatow with a lovely Inscription by Perchik on the front fly Ignatow's wife Rose has been added using a different pen. Poetry by "the most widely published unknown poet in America" according to Library Journal issued as Poets Now 9. Scarecrow Press hardcover books
1985ref. 92087Metuchen New Jersey: Scarecrow Press 1985. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. With an Introduction by Robert Peters and a Preface by David Ignatow. Fine copy without dust jacket as issued. Review copy with publisher's note laid in. Poets Now 9. Scarecrow Press hardcover books
2018ref. 168431New York: Eykyn Maclean 2018. Paperback. New. In shrinkwrap. Dark teal wraps with black stamped lettering. Natural heavy paper dust jacket with black lettering. 64 pp. 23 plates. Published to accompany the exhibition Whitney McVeigh: Elegy to Nature 20 March - 20 April 2018. Eykyn Maclean paperback books