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What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine by Allan Taylor β€ Alfred A. Knopf 1934 First Edition
What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine by Allan Taylor Alfred A. Knopf 1934 First Edition
Title: What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine
Author: Allan Taylor
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 1934
Edition: First Edition
Size: 5.25 X 7.5 * 312 pages plus xiv index
Synopsis: AI Summary - This book is a guide to understanding and enjoying wine, likely aimed at a general audience and covering topics like wine types, key regions, and descriptive terminology and was a contemporary effort to educate readers about wine, a beverage that was becoming more accessible and popular during that era.
β’Purpose: The book's purpose was to provide readers with foundational knowledge about wine, demystifying the topic for those who were interested but had little experience.
β’Content: It likely covered essential aspects of wine, such as:
Different types of wine (e.g., white, red, and sparkling).
Key wine-producing regions around the world.
The language and terms used to describe wine.
β’Tone: While the exact tone is not definitively known for the 1934 version, it's reasonable to assume the book presented a straightforward, informative, and encouraging approach, as was common for such "how-to" guides of the period. This contrasts with more modern books on the topic that may use a more conversational or humorous style.
Overall Condition: Good + It has very minimal wear to the cover and no holes or tears. The dust jacket is not included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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Title: What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine
Author: Allan Taylor
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 1934
Edition: First Edition
Size: 5.25 X 7.5 * 312 pages plus xiv index
Synopsis: AI Summary - This book is a guide to understanding and enjoying wine, likely aimed at a general audience and covering topics like wine types, key regions, and descriptive terminology and was a contemporary effort to educate readers about wine, a beverage that was becoming more accessible and popular during that era.
β’Purpose: The book's purpose was to provide readers with foundational knowledge about wine, demystifying the topic for those who were interested but had little experience.
β’Content: It likely covered essential aspects of wine, such as:
Different types of wine (e.g., white, red, and sparkling).
Key wine-producing regions around the world.
The language and terms used to describe wine.
β’Tone: While the exact tone is not definitively known for the 1934 version, it's reasonable to assume the book presented a straightforward, informative, and encouraging approach, as was common for such "how-to" guides of the period. This contrasts with more modern books on the topic that may use a more conversational or humorous style.
Overall Condition: Good + It has very minimal wear to the cover and no holes or tears. The dust jacket is not included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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