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 - ANONYMOUS  TimeOut Guide Pubs & Bars
London, Time Out Guides Ltd. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0903446529) Mass Market Paperback. 258pp inc index, dozens of maps, and hundreds of colour pictures and photos - More than "1000 of London's finest". Book is immaculate. Very Good +/No Jacket.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 008334
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 - GUINNESS FIRM  Guinness Dublin
Dublin, Guinness Firm. First Edition. Hard Cover, 5 x 7". 64pp inc b+w frontis portrait of Arthur Guinness and many other b+w illustrations - Undated, but most recent date mentioned in text is 1935 and The Oxford University Libraries estimate 1936. The history of brewing generally and brewing the king of beers specifically as well as the Guinness company's history in words and pictures. A great gift for the Guinness lover in this the brew's 250th anniversary. Book is immaculate. Very Good +/No Jacket.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 US$ 49.83 | JP¥ 4402] Book number: 008362
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 - GUINNESS FIRM  Guinness Dublin
Dublin, Guinness Firm. First Edition. Hard Cover, 5 x 7". 64pp inc b+w frontis portrait of Arthur Guinness and many other b+w illustrations - Undated, but most recent date mentioned in text is 1935 and The Oxford University Libraries estimate 1936. German language version of the history of brewing generally and brewing the king of beers specifically as well as the Guinness company's history in words and pictures. A great gift for the Guinness lover in this the brew's 250th anniversary. Book is immaculate. Very Good +, sehr Gut +/No Jacket, Ohne Schutzumschlag.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 US$ 49.83 | JP¥ 4402] Book number: 008363
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CLARKE, OZ AND SPURRIER, STEVEN  Sainsbury's Book of Wine
London, Websters International Publishers Exclusively for J. Sainsbury Ltd. 1987, Reprint. (ISBN: 1 870604 00 8) Laminated, 10 x 10". 260pp many colour photos, glosssary of wines and wine terms and index. In the '80s the popularity and wider availability of increasing varieties of wine were finding their way into the UK. Clarke took advantage of that situation to write a fairly comprehensive guide to wines, their types, tastes and vintages. The book is immaculate except for some rubbing to the covers and page 243-44 is torn but present. Very Good +/No Jacket.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 006200
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SPRECKLEY, VAL  Keeping a Cow
Newton Abbot, UK, David & Charles. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7153 7655 1) Laminated, 5.5 x 9". 120pp inc index, bibliography, appendices and many b&w illustrations and photos - How to keep a cow in your back garden. No, seriously. Some people will do anything for a cup of fresh milk. Book is immaculate. Very Good +/No Jacket.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 003799
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 - VARIOUS  California 2000: a Supplement to Decanter Magazine
London, Decanter Special Publications. 2000. Magazine, 8.5 x 12". 48pp inc many colour illustrations - One of the Decanter Magazine guides to wine regions. Articles include: "On the Road", "Big Reds, Little Reds", "A Higher State", "Encounters of the third kind" and others. Magazine is immaculate. ProvenanceThis book comes from the library of the late Ian de Hamel, who died in 2003, and who during WWII was a Flight Lt flying Sunderland with Coastal Command during 1944-45 and was a bit of a wine connoisseur and friend of the author. It was purchased at Fellows and Sons Auction, Birmingham (UK) in Dec 2005. Very Good/No Jacket.
GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 20.76 | JP¥ 1834] Book number: 008165
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 - VARIOUS  Guide to California: 10th Anniversary Edition, a Supplement to Decanter Magazine
London, Decanter Special Publications. 1999. Magazine, 8.5 x 12". 64pp inc many colour illustrations - One of the Decanter Magazine guides to wine regions. Articles include: "10 Most enticing things for a beginner", "Great Quakes", "Hottest Regions", "Let's get fizzical", "Future Perfect" and others. Magazine is immaculate. ProvenanceThis book comes from the library of the late Ian de Hamel, who died in 2003, and who during WWII was a Flight Lt flying Sunderland with Coastal Command during 1944-45 and was a bit of a wine connoisseur and friend of the author. It was purchased at Fellows and Sons Auction, Birmingham (UK) in Dec 2005. Very Good/No Jacket.
GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 20.76 | JP¥ 1834] Book number: 008161
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 - WAUGH, ALEC  Wines and Spirits
Netherlands, Time Life Books. 1969, First Thus. Pictorial Cover, 8.5 x 11". Ill.: DeZanger, Arie (photos). 208pp inc index, glossary, colour photos and much more. Everything you're likely to want to know about wines and spirits, the grape and the grain as it were. One of Time-Life Book's "Foods of the World" series. Book is clean and tight except light soiling to top fore-corner of last few pages. Very Good +/No Jacket.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 005597
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WILSON, JOHN (APPARENTLY)  Scotland's Malt Whiskies: The Original, Totally Independent Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies Available in Bottle
Scotland, Northern Books/Famedram Publishers Ltd. 1988, Revised. Mass Market Paperback. Ill.: Lyon, Elizabeth, and Hedderwick, Mairi. 126pp line drawings and bibliography - In addition to Wilson's 12-page introduction to Scotch single malt whiskies, their history and more, the book contains brief, but fairly comprehensive potted histories of each brand then available and their characteristics. All in alphabetical order. A wonderful introduction to the pleasure and art of having a proper wee dram. Book is immacualte, except light wear to covers. Very Good/No Jacket.
GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.46 | JP¥ 1101] Book number: 007667
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