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LIQUIDLITERATURE
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BRANDY
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Page updated 1st November 2007
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The books listed are a selection from my stock and some
that I can order for you. If a book you want isn't listed, then please e-=
mail
me, I may have it or be able to obtain it for you.
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Some of the books listed are available from Pickabook.=
For
more information about Pickabook click here=
, to
go to Pickabook's website click h=
ere,
or to order a title from them listed below click on the link at the end of
the entry. Free
delivery on all UK Pickabook orders over £15.<=
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Please note that prices do not include postage. All bo=
oks
offered subject to stock being available. Prices of second-hand items are
guaranteed. Prices of new books can change at the whim of the publisher a=
nd
therefore the price charged will be the price prevailing when order is
placed. This particularly refers to orders place with Pickabook.
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Allen, H.W. WHITE WINES AND COGNAC. London: Constable, 1952 1st ed. 279pp. 7½x5
Starts with a chapter on white wines and gastronomy, followed by the white
wines of France, inc=
luding
a chapter on Champagne.
Also has chapters on the wines of the Jura, the Moselle, and =
Rhine wines. Cognac and Armagnac are dealt with in the final chapter. Obv=
iously
out of date, but contains information that is of interest today. Attracti=
ve
vinous bookplate to front endpaper. VG. Book
No.623. £7.50
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Danvers, A[Photographs]. COGNAC BY MARTELL. Switzerland: Chene/Hachette, 1984. Approx 62pp. 11½x9&fra=
c34;
Colour map, and numerous excellent colour photos by Alain Danvers. History
and making of cognac in photographs with some text. Very well produced, b=
ound
in cloth with colour photo to front cover. VG+ in glassine dw. Book No.837. £10.00<=
/o:p>
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Long, J. THE CENTURY COMPANION TO COGNAC
AND OTHER BRANDIES. Lond=
on:
Century Publishing, 1983 1st ed. xiv + 98pp. 8¼x4¾ B/w illu=
s,
maps. Deals mainly with cognac and Armagnac
[66 pages], with only 18 pages for other brandies. Remainder of the book
details tasting, storage, brandy cocktails and other general information.=
Card
covers. VG+. Book No.659.
£4.50
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Mattesson, H. CALVADOS: The World's Premier Apple Brandy. San Francisco: Wine Appreciation Guil=
d,
2004. 172pp. 8x10 Col
illus, maps. Deals with the facts, history, myths, and secrets of the bra=
ndy
made by distilling dry cider. Tasting notes, pairing with food, including
some recipes and a directory of producers. A quote in the publisher's
catalogue that says, "No longer is Calvados moonshine made in the
backyards of Normandy
farmers." The last Calvados I had did taste as if it had been made in
someone's backyard! VG+ in dw. Book No.556. £25.00 BUY from Pickabook for&n=
bsp;
£18.50=
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Neal, C. ARMAGNAC: The Definit=
ive
Guide to France's
Premier Brandy. San Fran=
cisco:
Wine Appreciation Guild, 2000. 319pp. 9x6 Illustrated. A detailed study o=
f Gascony
and its brandy. Details of production, blending, and permitted additives.
Biographies and reviews of 140 producers and negocia=
nts,
the precise differences between Cognac a=
nd Armagnac, and tasting notes of over 750 vintages =
are
provided. One of very few books in English on this spirit. VG+ in dw. Book
No.555. £24.75
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Simard<=
span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, A[Ed]. COGNAC. Ses Grandes Eaux-de-Vie sa Région. Numéro Spécial de
Propagande Publié=
par Le Sud-Quest É=
;conomique.
Bordeaux: Le Sud-Quest Économiquie,
May 1929. Approx 115pp. 10¾x8½ Numerous very good b/w
illustrations. Magazine with various articles on <=
st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Cognac and the region. Text is mainly
French, although a couple of articles on Cognac are in English and Spanish. Th=
ere is
a folded colour map of the region [13x14] plus 8 sheets [6x6] typed, sing=
le
sided, of information on Cog=
nac,
in French. Neither appear to be part of the
magazine. Apart from route marked in ink on the map, the contents are VG/=
VG+.
All including magazine covers professionally bound in cloth with gilt tit=
le
to spine. Few marks to covers. Scarce. Book
No.715. £30.00
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