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DREAMERS OF THE VALLEY: A Portrait of the Napa Valley.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner's, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a study of California's Napa Valley, and the pioneers who built up the wine industry there. ISBN: 0-684-81295-9.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line, light edgewear to dj.)
Book ID: 17073More details Price: $15.00 -
NAPA.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing (originally published in 1990.)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2002.). SIGNED - Called 'the story of an American Eden; this is a comprehensive, well-written and fascinating account of the wine-growers and makers of Napa valley, California - including the Mondavi family, the Daniel family who inherited and lost Inglenook, Frances Ford Coppola, and many others. SIGNED on the title page. Maps, sources, index. 529 pp. ISBN: 0-618-357985.
Condition: Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 36844More details Price: $16.00 -
THE FINE WINES OF CALIFORNIA : A Discriminating Buyer's Guide for the Consumer and Connoisseur.
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An interesting picture of the California wine industry and vineyards fifty years ago. SIGNED by both authors on the verso of the front endpaper with the words "best wishes" and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated by Beverly Armstrong. Index. 311 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped) Uncommon signed.
Book ID: 75678More details Price: $28.50 -
BLOOD AND WINE: The Unauthorized Story of the Gallo Wine Empire.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark)
Book ID: 89492More details Price: $18.50 -
A MAN AND HIS MOUNTAIN: The Everyman who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Public Affairs, (2013). SIGNED first edition - The authorized biography of Jess Stonestreet Jackson, the founder of Kendall-Jackson, a man who became a billionaire as he changed the course of California's wine growing, and who reinvented himself again as an owner of race horses. SIGNED on the title page. 306 pp. ISBN: 9781610392853.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 58177More details Price: $30.00 -
EMPLOI PRATIQUE EN VINIFICATION DES LEVURES PURES SELECTIONEES (Vin, Cidre, etc.), Resultats Obtenus en 1894 & LES ALCOOLS: Produit des Fermentations Pures et Leur Innocuite au Point de Vue Hygenique.
Edition: First printing.
Nancy, France: Imprimerie Nanceienne, 1895. Hardcover first edition - A scarce pamphlet by this noted French scientist, who was responsible for (among other things) the large scale use of cultured yeasts in wineries. 112 pp plus 3 leaves of plates of drawings of wine-making equipment (2 folded). Bound by, and with the bookplate of, The Chemists Club, New York. Text in French (en francais.)
Condition: Fair condition only in olive green cloth with gilt lettering (some pages are detached, other signatures are loose, but all are present)
Book ID: 53759More details Price: $100.00 -
WINES OF FRANCE.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Hardcover - In collaboration with William E. Massee. Fifth Edition, revised. Index. 364 pgs.
Condition: Near fine in cream cloth covered boards, lacking the dj.
Book ID: 19865More details Price: $12.50 -
WINE: A Celebration of The Vine.
Edition: First printing.
Minneapolis: Compass Productions, (2002). Hardcover first edition - Photographs and sayings about wine in a small booklet bound in illustrated boards with the smooth sounds of a jazz quintet on the accompanying music cd. Measures 6 inches by 5 inches. Unpaginated (24 pp.)
Condition: Very good condition, cd has not been tested.
Book ID: 90744More details Price: $12.00 -
TASTING PLEASURE: Confessions of a Wine Lover.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - A very personal book about the joys of wine, by a woman who is one of only 200 Masters of Wine. 342 pages, including index.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 14403More details Price: $16.00 -
A COMPANION TO CALIFORNIA WINE: An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present.
Edition: First printing.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written in straightforward language, this handbook traces California's wine industry from its mission period and Gold Rush origins through 1997's planting and vintage statistics. All aspects of wine are included, from vine propagation to bottling. There are entries for some 750 wineries, both historical and contemporary (although this is far from all the wineries in the state); for more than 100 wine grape varieties, from Aleatico to Zinfandel; and for wine types from claret to vermouth - all given in a historical context. Foreword by Hugh Johnson. Illustrated with small photographs, maps. Suggestions for further reading, sources, index. Large octavo. 441 pp. ISBN: 0-520213513.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (short tear at fold of rear flap of dj).
Book ID: 82338More details Price: $25.00 -
THE WAY TO MAKE WINE: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (2006). SIGNED first edition - A book designed to de-mystify the process of producing wine at home - includes sections for both beginners and experienced winemakers. SIGNED on the title page. List of suppliers, bibliography, index.Square format. 252 pp. ISBN: 0-520247191.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (as new)
Book ID: 65381More details Price: $25.00 -
THE WAY TO MAKE WINE: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (2006). SIGNED first edition - A book designed to de-mystify the process of producing wine at home - includes sections for both beginners and experienced winemakers. INSCRIBED on the title page "T--- Here's to your first real vintage!". List of suppliers, bibliography, index.Square format. 252 pp. ISBN: 0-520247191.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (as new)
Book ID: 65382More details Price: $28.50 -
ZINFANDEL SELECTIONS
Edition: First printing in wrappers.
St. Helena, CA: Vintage Image, 1979. First edition - 20 award winning zinfandels with winemaker's comments and tasting notes. Illustrated.
Condition: Very good in silver paper wrappers.
Book ID: 7665More details Price: $11.50