STILL LIFE WITH BOTTLE: Whisky According to Ralph Steadman
Language: English
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1997
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
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Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 500.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Inscribed first US edition of Steadman's deep dive into the history of malt whisky - signed with an original sketch by Steadman. In preparing to write STILL LIFE WITH BOTTLE, Steadman traveled Scotland's famed Whisky Trail, immersing himself in both the history and culture of malt whisky - the art and alchemy of blending, distilling, and coopering, "the wild days of smuggling," and more. 11.25'' x 8.5''. Original dark maroon cloth with gilt-stamped spine titles. In original unclipped ($32.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. 160 pages. Boldly inscribed with an original sketch by Steadman on half-title in black and pink ink: "For Jeff Weber / Ralph Steadman 1 Nov '98." Single tiny bump to top and bottom edge, faint offsetting of Steadman inscription to subsequent leaf. Jacket with touch of edgewear, faint rubbing to rear panel.
Seller Inventory # 55727
- Title
- STILL LIFE WITH BOTTLE: Whisky According to Ralph Steadman
- Author
- Steadman, Ralph
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0151003106
- ISBN 13
- 9780151003105
- Edition
- First printing.
- Dimensions
- 11.25'' x 8.5''.
- Seller catalogs
- Art & Photography, Food & Drink
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Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. …
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