By Request: An Autobiography

SIMON, Andre L.

Published by The Wine And Food Society, 1957

About this Item

SIMON, Andre INSCRIBED on FFEP [180] pp. The Wine And Food Society 1957 10" x 6 5/8" André Simon (28 February 1877 5 September 1970) was a French-born wine merchant, gourmet, and prolific writer about wine. Hugh Johnson describes him as "the charismatic leader of the English wine trade for almost all of the first half of the 20th century, and the grand old man of literate connoisseurship for a further 20 years".

Seller Inventory # 32918

Bibliographic Details

• Title: By Request: An Autobiography
• Publisher: The Wine And Food Society
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
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  • Autobiographies
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