Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971 Book. Illus. by Armstrong, Beverly. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by co-author Robert Blumberg. Octavo. 311pp. Index. Black & white cartoon illustrations. Tan cloth lettered in red an blue. Previous owner's name on endpaper, else a fine copy in chipped pictorial dust jacket. The first comprehensive and unauthorized book on California wines, with descriptions and evaluations of more than 400 wines and an analysis of more han 40 wineries..

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Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7850
Title: The Fine Wines of California
Author: Blumberg, Robert S. And Hurst Hannum
Illustrator: Armstrong, Beverly
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: Wine, Winemaking, Wineries, California, California Wine

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The Argonaut Book Shop was founded in 1941 in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco. The Argonaut was a founding member of the Antiquarian Booksellers\' Association of America and has been a member in good standing ever since. The Shop is now located just three blocks from Union Square in downtown San Francisco and is open six days a week. Parking facilities include ample street space and a parking garage close by.

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