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Publisher: A.A. Knopf
Edition: 1933
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What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine by Allan Taylor (1934)
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The cover description says “by an American and addressed to Americans”.
Publisher: A.A. Knopf
Edition: 1934
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The Wine Connoisseur’s Catechism by André L. Simon (1934)
A short and quite basic guide to various types of wine written in a question and answer style.
Publisher: Wine & Food Society, London
Edition: 1934
Pages: 40
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Wines for Everyman by Ellert Forbes (1937)
An extract from the introduction of this interesting little book reads:
“My object in writing this small book on wines … is to help ‘the man in the street’ and to give him a certain amount of practical information which will enable him to buy and drink wine with more discrimination. May he no longer be deceived by gilded corks and thick dust and cobwebs on a bottle.”
Publisher: Herbert Joseph, London
Edition: 1937
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Bacchus: or, Wine To-day and To-morrow by P. Morton Shand (1927)
This is a highly entertaining little book, written by a man who was clearly not afraid to speak his mind.
Publisher: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., London
Edition: 1927
Pages: 96
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The Cellar Key by T. Earle Welby (1933)
A brief guide to the world of wine.
The author was a journalist, friend and contemporary of a number of wine gurus such as Herbert Warner Allen, André L. Simon and Charles Walter Berry.
Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd, London
Edition: 1933
Pages: 160
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Viniana by Charles Walter Berry (1934)
An account of four “Wine Dinners” hosted by the author.
An amusing read.
Publisher: Constable
Edition: 1934
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A Miscellany of Wine by Charles Walter Berry (1932)
The various thoughts and correspondence of Charles Walter Berry, once of Berry Brothers wine merchants in London.
A short and interesting read.
Publisher: Constable & Company Ltd., London
Edition: 1932
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The Art of Appreciating Wine by Geoffrey M. Tait (1931)
A small pamphlet rather than a book, this was written by the author of “A Practical Handbook to Port Wine” and “Port, from the grape to the glass“.
Publisher: Harper & Co., London
Edition: 1931
Pages: 31
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The Saintsbury Club: A Scrap Book by André L. Simon (1943)
The original of this book was limited to 200 copies and is very rare. Published in 1943, it gives an entertaining account of the various dinners and wines enjoyed by the members of the Saintsbury Club.
This 1993 reproduction was published by The Rare Wine Company to celebrate its 50th Anniversary as a limited edition of 140 copies, so is even rarer than the original, but one quarter of the price.
Publisher: The Rare Wine Company
Edition: 1993
Pages: 119
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