WINES OF THE WORLD André L. Simon London: The Arcadia Press & McGraw Hill, 1969. Large octavo (262 × 185 mm). Finely bound in full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, titles to spine gilt, five raised...

WINES OF THE WORLD André L. Simon London: The Arcadia Press & McGraw Hill, 1969. Large octavo (262 × 185 mm). Finely bound in full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, titles to spine gilt, five raised bands, grape vine design to upper board in gilt with green and turquoise onlay, marbled endpapers, floral design to turn-ins and all edges gilt. Number 204 of a limited edition of 265 numbered copies expressly designed and bound by Zaehnsdorf and signed by the author on the limitation leaf. Housed in a cream cloth folding case. Simon's encyclopaedic production is separated into sections, one for each country; alongside France, Italy, Germany, the New World and others, it has almost 200 pages dedicated to Iberian wines, with H. Warner's Allen's chapter on the Wines of Portugal lengthily discoursing on ''Vintage Port'' and ''Immortal Madeira'', and a chapter on the Wines of Spain by George Rainbird, including a History and sections on: Sherry, Montilla and Moriles, Rioja, La Mancha and Valdepeñas, Málaga, Levante, Catalonia, Sparkling Wines, Spanish Brandy, and more.

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