benson cyril (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library, otherwise very good. 276 pp.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1973. First edition in a limited edition of 50 copies. Rear-Admiral Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson (1884-1974) was educated at Winchester and H.M.S. Britannia and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1906. He served in the First and Second World Wars, having been promoted to Rear Admiral in 1936. This unusual book of verse starts with an autobiographical poem and is followed by various poems which are largely concerned with his service in the two world wars, and with his views, as a retired naval officer, on trends in society since 1945. The poems reflect his deep admiration for the officers and men who served in minesweepers during the First World War, and of the merchant seamen who served in convoys during the Second World War. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the front board. The book is in excellent condition and the contents are tight and clean with a brief flat signed inscription by the author on the half-title page. There is no dustwrapper probably as issued. The cover has bumping to the spine ends and bumping and chipping to the corners. Inscribed and Signed by Author.

tapa dura. Zustand: Bien. Continental. México. 1963. 23 cm. 360 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Cubierta deslucida. (=3467622=) VL121.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). A delightful selection of works exploring the history, vintages, vineyards and estates of French wine. This set offers four well-versed volumes on French wine, including a definitive guide to the country's great wines, the vineyards of Saint-Emilion, Chablis and a monograph devoted to Chateau Lafite Rothschild.Complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.'The Noble Grapes and the Great Wines of France' by Andre L. Simon (1973) - New edition. A comprehensive book on French wine, including tips for care and serving wines, the art of making wine, packaging and the cultivation of various vineyards. Collated, complete with twenty-four colour photographs.'The Wines of Saint-Emilion and Pomerol' by Jeffrey Benson and Alastair Mackenzie (1983) - First edition.'The Wines of Chablis and the Yonne' by Rosemary George (1984) - First edition'Lafite: The Story of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild' by Cyril Ray (1985) - Third edition, fully revised and expanded. Notably the first unsponsored monograph in English to be devoted to a single wine. In the original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear only, mostly to the spine heads and tails. Dust wrappers are also excellent, with shelf wear. Minor sunning to the spine of 'Chablis'. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.