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“THE GRANDFATHER OF WINE WRITERS“ SIMON, André L. WINES OF THE WORLD Arcadia Press, 1969 [46442] First edition, special deluxe issue. Number 29 of 265 copies, signed by Simon, bound for the publishers by Zaehnsdorf in full burgundy morocco with colour leaf onlays and grapes in gilt to the upper cover. Raised bands and gilt titles to the spine. Elabo - rate gilt dentelle turn ins over marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in original cream clamshell box. Sixty colour plates and 21 maps in the text. A fine copy, in a fine box. Typewritten order notice loosely inserted. $2,500 The grandfather of wine writers, Simon wrote over a hundred books and pamphlets on wine. “Andre Simon - bibliophile, gourmet, wine connoisseur, historian and writer - is unrivalled in his contribution to the ‘art of good living’.” - James Gabler (Wine into Words) EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT COPY MURRAY, George THE ANTARCTIC MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE EXPEDITION OF 1901 With a Preface by Sir Clements R Markham Royal Geographical Society, 1901 [45567]
RICARDO, David AN ESSAY ON THE INFLUENCE OF A LOW PRICE OF CORN ON THE PROFITS OF STOCK Shew- ing the Inexpediency of Restrictions on Importation London John Murray, 1815, [46534] Second edition. Bound to style in recent half red morocco with gilt rules on marbled boards, gilt titles and two raised bands to spine detailed in gilt. A near fine copy, some light foxing to the preliminary pages, otherwise very clean. $8,500 A scarce early work by Ricardo which calls for a return to importing cheaper foreign corn arguing that the Corn Laws and their tariffs on im- portation were detrimental to growers rather than protecting them. Ricardo argued that restricting foreign importation increased the de- mand on domestic farmers thus increasing rent for prime productive land, and benefiting the land owning gentry at the expense of industrial capitalists who contributed directly to the economy rather than passively benefiting from it.
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