a w visual library new york (131 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. A good copy of ""One of the most easily understood books on wine ever written in English. It is a great guide for the amateur and the connoisseur as well."--Craig Claiborne" Shelf-wear to covers. Scratching to both covers. Small divots on front cover continue until the Table of Contents. A crease is along the length of the spine. Smudging and a small spot on the back cover. Text is clean with no markings. Illustrated including 6 leaves of plates. From verso:"First published 1975.This A & W Visual Library edition published by A & W Publishers Inc."Wear to bottom edging. 242 pages. Contents:"Preface; Introduction; Part One: Before You Buy:What You Need to Know to Purchase Wine; Identifying Wine: The Four Basic Terms; Wine Laws; How to Read a Wine Label; Vintage and Reality; The Art of Making Wine; Your Wine Merchant; Part Two: Purchasing: Guide To Specific Wine Recommendations: How to Use the Guide; The Tastings; Purchase Recommendations by Wine-Types; Red Wines: French Red Bordeaux, Bordeaux-Style Wines, and California Cabernet Sauvignon; French Red Burgundies, Burgundy-Style Wines, and California Pinot Noir; Beaujolais; Zinfandel; Italian Chianti, California Chianti, and Related Hearty Reds; Bardolino and Valpolicella; Two California Varietals: Gamay Beaujolais and Napa Gamay; White Wines: The Chardonnay Grape: French White Burgundies and California Pinot Chardonnay; The Riesling Grape, German and Alsatian White Wines, California Johannisberg Riesling, and Gewurztraminer; White Bordeaux, the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon Grapes; California Chenin Blanc and Wines of the Lower Loire Valley; The Everyday White Wines: Non-French Chablis and Sauterne; White Wines in the German Style; White Wines of Italy, Spain, and Portugal; Roses; Other North American Wines: U. S. Wines Produced East of the Rockies and Canadian-Produced Wines; Food and Wine: Enjoying Wine with Food; Food and Wine Chart; Cheese and Wine Chart; Part Three: Background: Storage, Decanting, Glassware, and Bottle Shapes; How to Give a Wine Tasting; Appendixes: Acknowledgments; Wine as an Industry; Words Used to Describe Wine; The Best Vineyards and Estates of the German Wine Regions; Important Burgundy Estates; Some Dependable Bordeaux Shippers; Reliable Burgundy Shippers; Reliable Shippers of Rhine, Moselle, and Alsatian Wines; Alexis Lichine's Suggested Classification of the Grands Crus Rouges de Bordeaux; Maps: France, Spain and Portugal, and California; Bibliography; Index" From front cover:""Which Wine?" provides explicit direction to better wines, of higher value, at lower prices.(It's) an insider's guide to better buys in the marketplace.a whole home-study course for the budding wine enthusiast en route to connoisseurdom."--Robert Lawrence Balzer".

Soft cover. Condizione: Good+. No Jacket. Christiane Stalland (illustratore). 1st Edition. G+/none, used pb, 73pp. Perfect bound, color illustrated stiff paper wraps with green, black and orange colored text on upper and green text on spine; slight edge wear; no chips or tears. Interior pages clean, unmarked. 8" square. Binding is tight.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 177 pp. Very light rubbing to the cover edges; previous owner name on the front cover. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Due to the size and/or weight of this book, additional shipping charges may be required. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Allianora Rosse (illustratore). 274 pp. Slight creasing to spine.

softcover. Condizione: Fine. first edition. Softcover, tall, narrow book (approx. 5 1/2" wide by 10 7/8" tall), 95 [1] pages. Both color and black and white illustrations. Explores 20 bottled waters including their mineral content, genealogy, and health benefits. Plus maps of the spas and areas from whence they came, cartoons, historical pictures, and recipes. Fine condition. 090619F.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good -. Normal wear; a decent readable copy. 304 pages. Book.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Jacket scuffed with edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Illustrations By Sidney Paget (illustratore). Unabridged Facsimile of the Original. Light crease line down spine, cover edges rubbed. 279 pages.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Allianora Rosse (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. Very Good + condition Softcover includes numerous b/w illustrations and Index, 508 pages. The exception to the condition is faded spine and a small nick on the rear wrapper.

Hardcover. Construct imaginative, functional, and fine-quality furniture using relatively simple techniques. Presents a series of original furniture designs, new and traditional designs. 191 pages, b/w photos and line drawings.Inked signature on front pastedown, DJ folds slightly darkened (now in mylar sleeve).; 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 " Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

Softcover exhibition catalog, 144 pages, very good condition, no internal marks, clean and crisp. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket, As Issued. First Edition. In Wraps; Covers are clean and flat but lightly rubbed; lower right front corner is chipped/dog-eared slightly; book edges lightly soiled; illustrated in black-and-white; 4to; 187 pages; indexed.

Condizione: VeryGood unmarked. Not stated, presumed 1st edition. Designed to engage students and teachers in the active formulation and examination of values, ideals, goals. Solid clean tight bright copy of revised edition. 5-1/2 x 8, 400 pp. Trade paperback in white illus wraps.

PAPER BACK YELLOW. Condizione: FAIR. numerous full page illustrations, princeton antiques bookplate on reverse of title page, general wear, text block detached but present. DATE PUBLISHED: 1977 EDITION: UNPAGINATED.

PAPER BACK YELLOW. Condizione: GOOD. numerous full page illustrations, princeton antiques bookplate on inside of front cover, general wear DATE PUBLISHED: 1977 EDITION: UNPAGINATED.

PAPER BACK BLACK. Condizione: FAIR. princeton antiques bookplate on inside of front cover, scribbling on title page and inside of front cover, numerous full page illustrations DATE PUBLISHED: 1978 EDITION: UN PAGINATED.

Trade Pb. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Slightly worn on spine on both books.

Condizione: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st Edition (Unstated). 9.1 X 0.9 X 6.1 inches; 274 pages; B&W and color illustrations. Dedication from previous owner on a prelim page. Moderate rubbing and light fading on the covers and spine. Minor stains on the exterior edges of textblock. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good Very Good. First Edition. Lavishly illustrated volume covering all the known kinds of antique American bottles. 224pp, profusely photo illustrated in b&w. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding with no creasing to spine. Tiny wear at tips. Weight, 620g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Wraps have light wear, spine is unbent. Sheet edges foxing. Pages are clean with no markings in text. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. First Edition Thus in the USA [1986], First Printing stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; just a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing; a couple of faint creases and sparse soiling to wrapper covers; three pages have been creased at the upper corner; the binding is secure, but shows a single crease at the backstrip; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xxxviii, 185 pages. Translated by Antonio T. de Nicolas. Illustrated with drawings in black & white by Martin Hardy. Sewn binding. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus in the USA [1986], First Printing stated.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Del Byrne (Picture Research) (illustratore). Copyright © 1973. 255 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Christiane Stalland (illustratore). Red hardcovers. Color illustration on dj. Dj in mylar wrap. Int. good. Black and white illustrations. 84 pages. Usual library markings and flaws. Pocket on bep.

Paperback. First Edition Thus (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of shelf-soiling along the bottom edge of the text pages; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a single, very minor flaw. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches). 288 pages. Language: English. Weight: 13.1 ounces. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.

Paperback. Near Fine paperback with a touch of rubbing to the edges, light soiling, and a touch of sunning; some pages have light rub-off. A nice copy overall. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, BOXED. A survey of the work of seventeen masters of photography with a biography for each of the artists with hitherto unpublished material as well as critical analysis and bibliographic information. Includes Ansel Adams, Eugene Atget, Julia Magaret Cameron, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Peter Henry Emerson, Walker Evans, Alexander Gardner, Hill and Adamson, Dorothea Lange, Nadar, Timothy O'Sullivan, Erich Salomon, Southworth and Hawes, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, and Edward Weston. Compiled with text by Beaumont and Nancy Newhall. 192 pages; full-page b&w photographic reproductions throughout; 9 x 12 inches. Bibliography, index, notes on techniques.

PB. Condizione: very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations (illustratore). 128pp ISBN 0891041451 A fascinating collection of pictures for you to identify. Challenging, instructive, and entertaining. Great for a group or party.

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First U.S. Printing. Classy Chassy by Ian Logan & Henry Nield (First US Edition) Firm square copy with lightly tanned covers and minor wear. Pinups on planes, most from World War II and American, some from the Korean War, one from the Vietnam War described. BOOK.