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Gilbey, W.
NOTES ON ALCOHOL IN BRANDY WHISKY AND RUM. 40 pp. 8½x5½ With 4 plates. Reprint of the 1904 2nd revised and enlarged edition. Limited to 300 numbered copies. For more details of this forthcoming reprint from Classic Expressions click here. Hastie, S.H. et al.
WINE & THE WINE TRADE. PART II. Five Lectures Delivered to Wine Trade Students at Vintners' Hall, London and at Birmingham in Spring, 1947. London: Wine and Spirit Publications for the Wine Trade Club, 1948. iv + 63pp. 8½x5½ Folding (16x10½) col map of the Distilleries of Scotland. Hastie gave the lecture on whisky; the other areas covered are South African wines, Burgundy, Cognac and Champagne. Thin paper covers. Generally VG. Staples had rusted causing paper to degrade. Pages reinforced where necessary and restapled. Slight marks to back cover. Scarce. Book No. 58. £6.75
Illustrated London News.
SCOTCH WHISKY 1890. An Article from The Illustrated London News. Dagenham: Barrel to Bottle Press, 2007. Frontis + 7pp + 7pp b/w illustrations including 5 full page. Reprint of an article that appeared in the 30th of August 1890 edition of The Illustrated London News. Features the Glenlivet Distillery and the Royal Brackla Distillery, the premises of Andrew Usher and Co., the whisky making process and some commercial detail. It is not a facsimile reprint, however the text has not been amended, but the excellent woodcut illustrations have been reduced in size. Interesting journalists view of the whisky industry in the late 19th Century. The article is mentioned on pages 153/4 of Charles Craig's The Scotch Whisky Industry Record [Dumbarton: Index Publishing, 1994]. Card covers. VG+. Book No.849. £3.50
Jackson, M.
MICHAEL JACKSON'S MALT WHISKY COMPANION. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1994 3rd ed. 272pp. Col, b/w illus, maps. 8½x5 Sub titled "The Connoisseur's Guide to the Malt Whiskies of Scotland" it describes all the usual malts, plus some rare ones. Includes a "Parker" type scoring system. Glossy paper covered boards. VG+. Book No.6. £7.50
THE WORLD GUIDE TO WHISKY. Scotch • Irish • Canadian • Bourbon • Tennessee Sour Mash and the Whiskies of Scotland plus a Comprehensive Taste-Guide to Single Malts and the World's Best Known Blends. London: Dorling Kindersly, 1987 1st ed. 224pp.11¼x8¾ Numerous col, b/w illus, maps. Title says it all. A nice copy of the first edition of this popular book. One small bump to bottom edge of rear cover otherwise VG+ in dw. Book No.207. £15.00
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