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Please note that prices do not include postage. All books offered subject to stock being available. Anon TRUTHS ABOUT WHISKY. 114 pp, including trade advertisements. 8½x5½ With 4 fold-out plates [approx 14x8½]. Reprint of a rare book originally published in 1878. Limited to 300 numbered copies. For more details of this forthcoming reprint from Classic Expressions click here Barnard, A. DISTILLERY PAMPHLET SERIES – DALMORE. 36 pp. 7½x6¼ With 22 b/w plates First in a series of five. This reprint of a pamphlet originally publish some hundred years ago will also include a short biography of Barnard and a brief Introduction to Dalmore. For more details of this forthcoming reprint from Classic Expressions click here.  HOW TO BLEND SCOTCH WHISKY With a Brief Description of Lagavulin Distillery, Islay, Laphroaig Distillery, Islay, Craig-Ellachie Distillery, Glenlivet. 2005 facsimile reprint of original 1904 edition. 36pp. 9½x7¼ Illustrated An original copy was discovered by author Walter Schobert in the Museum of Islay Life, and has produced this facsimile to help the museum's funds. Original editions are extremely scarce and this reprint allows whisky drinkers of today read a first hand account of whisky blending at the beginning of the twentieth century. The book has plenty of historical anecdotes and interestingly Barnard states that illicit whisky is called moonlight and legal whisky daylight. The book is produced exactly as the original except the facsimile is a hardback whereas the original had paper covers. VG+. Book No.786. £12.00 Beer Mats THE FAMOUS GROUSE. A beer mat issued by Mathew Gloag & Son Ltd to advertise The Famous Grouse Whisky. Date of issue not known, but probably c1980. Odd design with cut outs to edges and a hole in the middle. Reason for this strange shape unknow. Mat is 4½ inches in diammeter at widest point. Click here for view the mat. VG+. Book No.583/1. £1.00 GLENFIDDICH. A beer mat issued to promote Glenfiddich Malt Whisky, offering a free glass. Date of issue unknow, but probably c1980. Shaped like a glass it is 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide at top tapering to 2¼ inches at the bottom. Click here to view mat. VG+. Book No.583/2. £1.00 Brooks, B. WHISKY DISPENSERS & MEASURES. Sheffield: The Author, 2000 1st ed. 36pp (inc covers). 8¼x5¾ Col illus to outside of covers, numerous very good b/w illus. Every space in this booklet has been used giving details of measures and dispensers mainly glass, but also brass, copper, pewter, china and earthenware. Very detailed, the work of a true enthusiast. Card covers. VG+. Book No.161. £6.00 Cooper, D. LE GUIDE FAMILIER DU WHISKY. Scotch, Irish, Bourbon. France: Editions La Boétie, 1980. 157pp. 9¼x5 B/w illus mainly from Barnard's book. Maps. French text. This is a French edition of the Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland published by Pitman in 1978. Glossy paper covered boards. VG. Book No.170. £4.00 Cunningham, K. BUSINESS AS USUAL- The Miquel Way. Co. Durham: The Memoir Club, 2000. 200pp. 9¼x 6 B/w illus. The first book about Raymond Miquel who spent thirty years at Arthur Bell & Sons, transforming the company into one of the most successful businesses in Scotland. Details in the book include his early years at the company, his rise to the top, the takeovers of Canning Town Glass Company and Gleneagles Hotel. Plus never before told details about Guinness's takeover of Bells, the intrigue and double standards, in effect a dress rehearsal for the Distiller's takeover which led to the jailing of Ernest Saunders. The book provides a fascinating insight into his unique business philosophy and a tantalising glimpse of the man behind the business persona. VG+ in dw. Book No.791. Published at £17.95, My price £15.00 NEW BOOKS. I have decided to stop listing most new books, because it is too difficult to keep track of changing prices and availability. However if you wish to view a listing of some of the new books on whisky currently available from Pickabook please click here. Please note that as the criteria for the search was "whisky" in the title, and the listing does contain some books that are not about whisky. The list isn't complete and other books can be found using Pickabook's search facility. Pickabook offer free delivery in the UK on all orders over £15. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me, I may be able to help |
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