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Published by Michael Joseph, London, England, 1973
ISBN 10: 0718111176ISBN 13: 9780718111175
Seller: Alex Simpson, Carrying Place, ON, Canada
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Thus. Revised edition, 206pp. with illustrations. Light soil to outer edges. Price clipped DJ has edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 14.5 x 22.3 x 2.3cm, wt500g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0718111176ISBN 13: 9780718111175
Seller: Peter Rhodes, Southampton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Searle, Ronald (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 225 x 145mm. pp. 206. English text. First Hardback edition of 'The Subtle Alchemist: A Book of Wine'. Revised from The Pocket Book of Wine. Black and white illustrations by Ronald Searle. Bound in original purple boards. Housed in white pictorial dust jacket. Previous owners name to f.e.p and foxing to endpages and edges. Dust jacket also shows some foxing. Binding strong. No underlining. Not price-clipped. Dust jacket protected with removable mylar cover. See images.
Published by Michael Joseph, 1973
ISBN 10: 0718111176ISBN 13: 9780718111175
Seller: Re-Read Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
Book
hardcover. Condition: Fair. The book is an ex-library copy, and comes with internal/external library markings. Dust Jacket and a clear plastic jacket included. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some wear.
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0718111176ISBN 13: 9780718111175
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition thus. Octavo hardback. 206 pp. Black & white illustrations by Ronald Searle. Very Good + condition in Very Good+, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.
Published by Michael Joseph, 1973
ISBN 10: 0718111176ISBN 13: 9780718111175
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Published by Michael Joseph., Uk, 1973
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. ronald searle (illustrator). 206 pages. d/j plastic protected.
Published by michael joseph london 1973, 1973
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
proof copy of revised edition 206pp ills.by searle VG+ (yellow paper wrappers w.titling to spine only,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine creased and sunned,minor wear to extrems.,spine cracked w.separation starting at middle section).
Published by Londres Michael Joseph 1973, 1973
ISBN 10: 0718111176ISBN 13: 9780718111175
Book First Edition
Condition: 2. in-8, percaline éditeur, jaquette en couleurs, 206 pp., 2 cartes, index. Edition originale ornée de 15 dessins burlesques par l'artiste anglais récemment disparu. Très bon état.
Publication Date: 1973
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
London: Michael Joseph Limited 1973. 8vo. Orig. cloth. Gilt spine. Price-clipped dustjacket. 206pp. With 14 b/w illusts. by Ronald Searle 2 maps and 1 in-text illust.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Ronald Searle (illustrator). A superb copy of George Rainbird's expanded history and compendium of wine, comically illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle. A revised and expanded edition of George Rainbird's 'Book of Wine', a comprehensive discussion of wines from around the world.The first thus of this expanded edition.Illustrated with cartoons throughout by Ronald Searle.Searle was a leading English satirical cartoonist, best remembered for creating St. Trinian's School.In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the spine. A couple of very faint marks to the rear board. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn with some light marks, including a ring mark to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean Fine. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Ronald Searle (illustrator). First edition. A guide to wine by George Rainbird and illustrated by Ronald Searle. The first edition of this work. With the bookplate of Hugo Dunn-Meynell to the front pastedown. Meynell was responsible for rejuvenating the International Food and Wine Society. He was a businessman and writer who loved food and wine. This work discusses wines from around the world, with chapters on French wine; Spanish wine; Portugal and Madeiran wine; Mediterranean Wines; and wines of South Africa, Australia and the Americas. In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine. Some slight fading to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is price-clipped. Bumping to the head and tail of wraps. Slight age toning to the edges of wraps. Bookplate to front pastedown of Hugo Dunn-Meynell. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. The odd spot to foredge. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by London Michael Joseph, 1973
First Edition Signed
FIRST EDITION THUS 1973, a revised edition of the Pocket Book of Wine. LIMITED to 50 copies SIGNED by GEORGE RAINBIRD and RONALD SEARLE, the limitation is handwritten in ink on the half-title with the ink signatures below. 8vo, approximately 220 x 130 mm, 8½ x 5¼ inches, pages: 1-206, illustrated title page plus 15 illustrations and 2 maps, original publisher's purple cloth with gilt lettering and 2 small black floral designs to spine, in dustwrapper. Binding very slightly bumped at head of spine, a touch of fading at head of spine, small pale stain to outer margin of page 178, tiny closed tear neatly repaired to outer margin of page 12, hardly noticeable, bookseller's small ticket to last pastedown. A very good copy in very good dustwrapper, price-clipped with minute chip to foot of spine, now in removable dustwrapper protector. See Gabler, Wine into Words page 216 No.G33290. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.