Len Chaloner [Lenore Maude Chaloner]; Andre L. Simon — What the Vintners Sell

London, Heath Cranton, Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated volume on wines and wine tasting from Len Chaloner. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A detailed and comprehensive book about wine and wine tasting, with chapters on the wines of Bordeaux, the wines of Burgundy, port and sherry, the vintages of Italy, empire wines, and more. Written by Lenore Maude Chaloner, who wrote under the pseudonym Len Chaloner, an English writer of articles and books who edited many magazines (Ideal Home, Woman"s Magazine, Decoration, Parents, Home and Schooling) alongside her sister, magazine editor Sybil Chaloner. With an introduction from Andre L. Simon, a French-born wine merchant, gourmet, and prolific writer about wine. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine with spotting to the panels. Light loss to the panel edges with the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Good.