Wine Labels 1730-2003: Worldwide History /anglais

A WORLDWIDE HISTORY

JOHN SALTER

This is a book for collectors of wine labels. It is the first detailed work to be published on this subject since 1947 and covers labels made of gold, silver, old Sheffield plate, electroplate, bone china, porcelain, pottery, paktong, enamel, bone, aluminium, celluloid, brass, tin, gilt metal, mother-ofpearl, tortoiseshell, coconut shell and woven fabric. Wine labels from many countries of the world are described, including from Australia, Belgium, Burma, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America The book has been written by a team of experts, including members of the Wine Label Circle, with the aid of Slaney Begley as copywriter and the editorial services of Professor John Salter.

ED : ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB (2004), 21 x 27 cm, 600 pages