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1933 What Shall we have to Drink?
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Description
Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the vanishingly scarce original clipped dust wrapper.
This volume is a very scarce first edition.
A concise yet insightful guide to wine, showcasing regional varieties and offering thoughtful commentary and recipes.
Chapters cover wines, dessert wines, spirits, and liqueurs, offering guidance on ideal pairings, correct serving temperatures, the proper sequence for drinking, and the appropriate decanters, glasses, and baskets. Additional sections advise on buying and storing wine, the sale of wine, its health benefits, and conclude with a chapter devoted to aperitifs.
Xavier Marcel Boulestin (1878–1943) was a pioneering figure in culinary literature and the first French chef to host a televised vookery show. His writing helped to introduce and popularise authentic French cooking.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. The slightest fading, rubbing and bumping to extremities. Bookplate from "Martin & Pamela Finch" to front free endpaper. previous seller's small sticker to rear paste down. One or two spots to endpapers. Dust wrapper, smart. Clipped. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd small chip and closed tear. Slight soiling to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to fore edge.
Very Good Indeed
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