Signed by ACTUAL André Simon! CAN you believe it? This is a piece of history, if you’re interested in things like this obvs. Simon was one of the great wine drinkers, and famous gourmets and this is his guide to the good things in life, especially drinking wine, OBVS. The book’s sub-heading is: ‘A contribution to the better understanding of food and drink together with a gastronomic vocabulary and a wine dictionary.’ And that’s what you get. There are beautiful illustrations and a gorgeous colour frontispiece.
This is a special edition of only 300 copies. This is number 138 and signed by the man himself.
Publisher/Published: Constable, 1929
Signed. Hardback.
Condition. RNTBCHOII. Clearly rebound at some point. Good old Peter Herbert (?) has stuck his ex-libris in the front at some point, and I have not tried to remove it.
Signed by ACTUAL André Simon! CAN you believe it? This is a piece of history, if you’re interested in things like this obvs. Simon was one of the great wine drinkers, and famous gourmets and this is his guide to the good things in life, especially drinking wine, OBVS. The book’s sub-heading is: ‘A contribution to the better understanding of food and drink together with a gastronomic vocabulary and a wine dictionary.’ And that’s what you get. There are beautiful illustrations and a gorgeous colour frontispiece.
This is a special edition of only 300 copies. This is number 138 and signed by the man himself.
Publisher/Published: Constable, 1929
Signed. Hardback.
Condition. RNTBCHOII. Clearly rebound at some point. Good old Peter Herbert (?) has stuck his ex-libris in the front at some point, and I have not tried to remove it.
