Healy Maurice (93 results)

Condition: Very Good. Maurice Healy, Irish barrister practicing at the English Bar and well-known wine connoisseur, takes a wide-ranging tour of European wine regions, and recounts historic vintages he had the good fortune to drink.

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Condition: Very Good. Maurice Healy, Irish barrister practicing at the English Bar and well-known wine connoisseur, takes a wide-ranging tour of European wine regions, and recounts historic vintages he had the good fortune to drink.

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: New. "Healy revelled in wine, wine in its proper place with good company and good food. Read this book and revel with him." -Sommelier IndiaStay Me With Flagons was Healy's love letter to wine, and to the wines he enjoyed with friends during his long study of the subject. He takes you on a comprehensive tour of Europe, visiting all the key wine regions of the time, and sometimes commenting on the impact of the Second World War on wine production. Originally written in 1940, this edition was first published after Healy's premature death in 1950 with notes from his great friend Ian Maxwell Campbell, including insertions when he disagreed with this friend! An elegiac and yet often humorous study of wine, which is as readable now as it was then. With a new foreword by winemaking and wine-writing expert, Fiona Morrison MW.The Classic Editions breathe new life into some of the finest wine-related titles written in the English language over the last 150 years. Although these books are very much products of their time - a time when the world of fine wine was confined mostly to the frontiers of France and the Iberian Peninsula and a First Growth Bordeaux or Grand Cru Burgundy wouldn't be beyond the average purse - together they recapture a world of convivial, enthusiastic amateurs and larger-than-life characters whose love of fine vintages mirrored that of life itself.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. "Healy revelled in wine, wine in its proper place with good company and good food. Read this book and revel with him." -Sommelier IndiaStay Me With Flagons was Healy's love letter to wine, and to the wines he enjoyed with friends during his long study of the subject. He takes you on a comprehensive tour of Europe, visiting all the key wine regions of the time, and sometimes commenting on the impact of the Second World War on wine production. Originally written in 1940, this edition was first published after Healy's premature death in 1950 with notes from his great friend Ian Maxwell Campbell, including insertions when he disagreed with this friend! An elegiac and yet often humorous study of wine, which is as readable now as it was then. With a new foreword by winemaking and wine-writing expert, Fiona Morrison MW.The Classic Editions breathe new life into some of the finest wine-related titles written in the English language over the last 150 years. Although these books are very much products of their time - a time when the world of fine wine was confined mostly to the frontiers of France and the Iberian Peninsula and a First Growth Bordeaux or Grand Cru Burgundy wouldn't be beyond the average purse - together they recapture a world of convivial, enthusiastic amateurs and larger-than-life characters whose love of fine vintages mirrored that of life itself.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The Irish lawyer and polymath Maurice Healy's paean to wine first appeared in the darkest days of the Second World War. It sings the praises not only of champagne, claret, Beaujolais and the wines of Italy, but of stronger drinks such as sherry, whisky and brandy, and is laced with humorous anecdotes of conversation and conviviality over a bottle or two.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Stay Me With Flagons was Healy's love letter to wine, and to the wines he enjoyed with friends during his long study of the subject. He takes you on a comprehensive tour of Europe, visiting all the key wine regions of the time, and sometimes commenting on the impact of the Second World War on wine production. Originally written in 1940, this edition was first published after Healy's premature death in 1950 with notes from his great friend Ian Maxwell Campbell, including insertions when he disagreed with this friend! An elegiac and yet often humorous study of wine, which is as readable now as it was then. With a new foreword by winemaking and wine-writing expert, Fiona Morrison MW. The Classic Editions breathe new life into some of the finest wine-related titles written in the English language over the last 150 years. Although these books are very much products of their time a time when the world of fine wine was confined mostly to the frontiers of France and the Iberian Peninsula and a First Growth Bordeaux or Grand Cru Burgundy wouldn't be beyond the average purse together they recapture a world of convivial, enthusiastic amateurs and larger-than-life characters whose love of fine vintages mirrored that of life itself. AUTHOR: Maurice F. Healy BL, MC (18871943) was an Irish lawyer and author, who is best remembered for his legal memoir The Old Munster Circuit. He was born in Cork, son of the well-known solicitor Maurice Healy and nephew of Timothy Michael Healy, the first Governor-General of the Irish Free State. A legendary wit and conversationalist, Healy also made a number of celebrated BBC broadcasts during the war years. SELLING POINTS: . Beautiful new highly collectable paperback series, with strong design, publishing the best of classic wine texts . New foreword from Fiona Morrison MW, world-famous wine writer and maker, for whom this is a favourite book . A love letter to wine by Maurice Healy, well-respected expert and great friend of Andre Simon, and a great guide for anyone wanting to learn more about European wines in the first half of the twentieth century Maurice Healy, Irish barrister practicing at the English Bar and well-known wine connoisseur, takes a wide-ranging tour of European wine regions, and recounts historic vintages he had the good fortune to drink. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Import sticker on front leaf. Dust jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Acceptable Jacket. The jacket was scrunched up in a glassine cover, and this has caused it to wrinkle. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 2nd impression of the 2nd edition, 1950. [First edition = 1940]. As a founder member of the Saintsbury Club, Healy, an Irish lawyer, author and raconteur, brings together a wealth of experience and anecdotes about a wide range of wines. 262 pages printed and bound on red boards with grape design to centre of front board. Front boards have age-related rubs and marks, as do the top of the rear boards. Fox-marks to some page ends. Two former owners' names are in pen to the right hand side of the f.e.p. with dates (1951 and 1976). There is a tear to the bottom of the first pages (pg. 9/10) and 2 annotation pen marks to pg. 62. Throughout the text there are occasional, inserted annotations, in italics, by Colonel Ian Campbell, a close friend of Healy's. Overall, the book is deemed to be in Good-minus condition and is tidy, notwithstanding the annotations, with a tight binding. The contents are organised over 20 sections, 'topped and tailed' with a Memoir by Sir Norman Birkett and an Appendix with two humorous poems, titled 'The Liquor of Bray' and 'The Chateau Mille-Secousses'. 8vo. No dust-jacket.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 262 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2021. Paperback. . . . . .

Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 64pp. Staples a little rusty.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Boards are clean. Content is clean is spotting. Good price clipped DJ with some tears, toning and marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Second Printing. Owner name and blindstamp. Covers rubbed and with one bumped corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1948. Third Impression. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Notable water stain to front hinge. Stamp to front pastedown. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Heavy sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Mild creasing to rear board.…

Condition: New. 2021. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. 2nd Edition. Second revised edition first printing hardback Yellow/brown cloth with leather title label. top edge gilt xii + 192 pages Tissue guarded frontispiece. Good + condition Flamboyantly signed by the author (flat signature on the front end paper). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1963. Reprint. 262 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Notable foxing. Heavy tanning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over. …