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Vintage Wine Accessories Online Auction including Wine Labels from the Collection of the late Kevin Shanahan

October 30, 2014

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LOT 159

Lot 159

Fifty-Two Volumes on Vintage Wine

Fifty-Two Volumes on Vintage Wine
Lot 159 Details
Fifty-Two Volumes on Vintage Wine

André L. Simon. THE HISTORY OF CHAMPAGNE. London, New York, Sydney, Hong Kong: Octopus Books Limited, 1971.
Robert M. Parker, JR. BORDEAUX A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE WINES PRODUCED FROM 1961-1990. New York etc.: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Michael Broadbent. THE GREAT VINTAGE WINE BOOK. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
William Younger. GODS, MEN, AND WINE. Cleveland: World publishing company, 1966.
Louis Jacquelin & René Poulain. THE WINES & VINEYARDS OF FRANCE. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1965.
André L. Simon. THE COMMONSENSE OF WINE. London: The Wine and Food Society limited, 1966.
Edward Hyams. DIONYSUS, A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE WINE VINE. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965.
Burton Anderson. VINO THE WINES AND WINEMAKERS OF ITALY. Boston, Toronto: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1980
together with forty-four volumes unlisted

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $132
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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