JOHNSON, Hugh.
Vintage: The Story of Wine.
First Edition of Hugh Johnson's Vintage: The Story of Wine; Inscribed by Him
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
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First edition of this classic work, limited edition from the Wine Literary Award, one of 250 examples. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with 200 color photographs, 20 four-color maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To R. Christopher Scheinder Hugh Johnson." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
From one of the preeminent writers on wine today, this lavishly illustrated volume contains a brilliantly told story of wine and civilization, from ancient Rome to the present. Combining extensive research and scholarship with wit and eloquence, Johnson traces the path of the grape from agricultural product to work of art.
Vintage: The Story of Wine.
$400.00
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