Ruth Reichl—HISTORY IN A GLASS: 60 Years of Wine Writing from GOURMET

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A FIRST EDITION in HARDCOVER of: • “HISTORY IN A GLASS: SIXTY YEARS OF WINE WRITING FROM GOURMET” (MODERN LIBRARY, 2006) (HARDCOVER, First US Edition, First Printing) • EDITED & INTRODUCED BY RUTH REICHL • CONTRIBUTORS: RAY BRADBURY • JAMES BEARD • HUGH JOHNSON • GERALD ASHER • HILAIRE BELLOC • FRANK SCHOONMAKER • KATE COLMAN • JAMES RODEWALD • FREDERICK S. WILDMAN, JR. • ANDRÉ L. SIMON • EVERETT WOOD • LILLIAN LANGSETH-CHRISTENSEN • NARDI REEDER CAMPION • RAY BRADY ª CHANDLER BURR • ILES BRODY • WILLIAM HAMILTON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “A fascinating history of wine culture in America, with an eloquence that spans generations. It’s a great wine primer, and very entertaining. Crack open some claret, fry up some frogs’ legs, and drink in several lifetimes’ worth of wine wisdom.”—DAVID LYNCH, CO-AUTHOR, “VINO ITALIANO” AND “VINO ITALIANO BUYING GUIDE” • “What better way to get an education in the world of wine than taking a stroll through time while reading commentary from GOURMET’s most important contributors? Not only have many of these writers captured our attention for over forty years, but many of them have profoundly influenced our wine-drinking culture as well.”—DANIEL JOHNNES, WINE DIRECTOR, MONTRACHET • “The pages of GOURMET take us on a retrospective journey through America’s ever-evolving love of wine and its terroir; we are drawn to wine because it transcends our humanity, telling our story, exposing our desires, and giving us hope for great vintages to come.”—JOSEPH BASTIANICH, WINE DIRECTOR, OTTO ENOTECA • “A dazzling historical and literary tour of wine and the wine life by some of our wisest, most entertaining professionals. HISTORY IN A GLASS includes a treasure trove of great meals and great bottles. I read it through in one go.” —KERMIT LYNCH, AUTHOR, “ADVENTURES ON THE WINE ROUTE” & “INSPIRING THIRST” • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “HISTORY IN A GLASS: Sixty Years of Wine Writing from GOURMET” EDITOR: RUTH REICHLINTRODUCTION: RUTH REICHL TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: MODERN LIBRARY (New York), 2006 EDITION: First US Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, this Number Row: “2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.” PAGES: 371ISBN: 0-679-64312-5 NOTE: THIS BOOK is not an ex-library copy nor a Book-of-the-Month-Club edition. CONDITION OF DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS. Price ($24.95) is unclipped. Corners & spine tips are BUMPED. Edges light wear. Light scratching & smudging (from normal handling) on sides but DJ is pointedly bright & clean. CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS. Book is square & firm. Coverboards are bright & clean. Corners are fine. Spine is tight & uncreased with lightly bumped tips. Edges are fine though faintly discolored. Text-block edges are fine. Pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odor, etc. LOOKS UNREAD. • SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy mailer or box. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. 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