WINE, Hugh Johnson (fine 1972 7th printing, rare deluxe red & gold edition)

Description: WINE, by Hugh Johnson, with uncredited color photos, also line drawings by Owen Wood, 1972 special limited edition of 7th printing of title first published in 1966; this copy printed and bound in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Vinet Ltd., Aylesbury, Bucks , illustrations printed by the Curwen Press, London, sold by Simon and Schuster (New York), 10.75 x 8.12=inch leatherette HB with find gilt edges and embossed gold lettering at lower fron corner, personalized for the original owner - LE COLONEL," and embossed gold title at spine - WINE; no DJ as issued, very thick, gilt-edges end papers, surprisingly bright, undamaged gilt page edges at top, bottom and vertical side; 264 pp. + an unnumbered 8-page map section printed on unusually thick, matte-finished stock -7 interior pp. titled THE WINES OF EUROPE, FRANCE, BURGUNDY, BORDEAUX, THE RHONE-MOSELLE AREA, and a shred page FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and SOUTH-EAST AUSTRALIA; truly excellent condition at age 52, no ISBN number on copyright page). *The reason I know this is a personalized copy is that it comes with a letter to a gentleman the female gift giver, who resided in tony Santa Barbara, CA, addresses as "Dear Colonel," This a superb wine book by England most esteemed wine expert and author. Hugh Eric Allan Johnson, awarded the Order Of The British Enpire (OBE) was born 10 March 1939, in London. He began writing about wine in 1960 and quickly rose to preeminence as the is considered the world's best-selling wine writer.[ A wine he tasted in 1964, a 1540 Steinwein from the German vineyard Würzburger Stein, is considered one of the oldest to have ever been tasted..He is also a keen gardener, who has written books and columns on gardening for many years.This is so rare as to appear. perhaps, to be one of a kind. There are many retail HBs with DJ's of the 1972 7th printing on eBay. Most show serious DJ wear and prices vary. There's not another copy like mine. Ditto the other major book (and everything else) site, I scanned Google-listed rare book sites and couldn't find a single match. It's possible that the gift giver had a brand new copy of the book rebound to create this copy, which seems likely but not provable. In any case, it's a remarkably lovely book for a serious wine connoisseur's library. (I acquired it at the estate sale of an elderly German-American couple. She was a longtime German teacher with a remarkably extensive library of mostly German-language books, some geared for kids, most geared for college-level students. I have no idea if her hubby actually had a military background. The Buy-It-Now price of $34.00 includes shipping bubble-wrapped in a cardboard box via media mail, which takes around 7 days, less in California.

Price: 34 USD

Location: Studio City, California

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