The Wine Handbook: A Compact Guide to Good Wines and Their Enjoyment.

RAINBIRD, George. Foreword by Clifton Fadiman.

Item Number: 119631

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1964.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For James Millett with every good wish from George Rainbird In Vino Verites.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Clifton Fadiman.

"Amateurs of wine have good reason to be grateful to George Rainbird... an ideal present for newcomers to winemanship. Unlike many other little books that are crammed with information, Mr. Rainbird's has its felicities of phrase... and some highly individual reminiscences of great wines" (London Observer).