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1979, "North America", Alaska Geographic, Vol. 6, No. 3, 302 p., good paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Gage, Keith; Gage, Sue (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 320 p. : color illustrations, photographs, key maps, fantastic large scale panoramic maps ; 35 cm. ; ISBN: 0316146978; 9780316146975 ; OCLC: 34557676 ; LC: TP548; Dewey: 641.22; NAL: TP548 ; "A resource to informed wine consumption ties vintages to the regions where they were created, in an updated and expanded edition that includes hand-painted panoramic maps and includes additional information on Napa, Sonoma, Chile, Argentina " ; "Fundamental to the understanding of wine is a sense of place. Knowing which country, which region, which vineyard, and even which hillside a wine comes from adds enormously to the pleasure of drinking it. Through its unique cartography--more than seventy-five spectacular, hand-painted panoramic maps--and Oz Clarke's lively and opinionated prose, this revolutionary atlas illustrates and explains the vital connections between the land, the winemaker, and the wine. This edition has been completely revised, updated, and expanded, with a closer look at Napa and Sonoma, and new maps for Chile, Argentina, and elsewhere. No other book maps the world of wine as vividly, and no wine library is complete without "Oz Clarke's New Wine Atlas." ; Contents: The world of wine -- The vine and its environment -- WOrld climate and vinyards -- Siting the vinyard -- The importance of soil -- The modern vineyard -- Grapes of the world -- Wine styles -- From grape to glass -- Wines and wine regions of the world -- List of panoramic maps -- France -- THe wine regions of France -- Bordeaux -- The Medoc and Haut-medoc -- Graves and Pessac-Leognan -- St-Emilion, Pomerol & Fronsac -- Bordeaux sweet wines -- Rest of Bordeaux -- Burgundy -- Chablis -- Cote de Nuits -- COte de Beaune -- Core Chalonnaise -- Maconnais -- Beaujolais -- Champagne -- Heart of Champagne -- ALsace -- Heart of Alsace -- The Loire Valley -- Anjou-Saumur -- Touraine -- Sancerre and Pouilly -- The Rhone Valley -- Northern Rhone -- Southern Rhone -- Jura and Savoie -- Provence -- Languedoc-Roussillon -- Corsica -- South-west France -- Vins de Pays -- Germany -- The wine regions of Germany -- Mosel-Saar-Ruwer -- Middle Mosel -- Saar-Ruwer -- The Rhine Valley -- Ahr and Mittelrhein -- Rheingau -- Nahe -- Rheinhessen -- Pfalz -- Franken -- Baden-Wurttemberg -- Hessiche Bergstrasse -- Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen -- Switzerland -- Valais -- Austrai -- Niederosterreich -- Burgenland -- Italy -- The wine regions of Italy -- Piedmont -- Barolo and Barbaresco -- North-east Italy -- Trentino-Alto Adige -- Veneto -- Friuli-Venezia Giulia -- Central Italy -- Tuscany -- Chianti -- Brunello Montalcino -- Southern Italy -- Sardinia -- Sicily -- SPain -- The wine regions of Spain -- North-east Spain -- Catalonia -- Rioja -- Aragon and Navarra -- North-west Spain -- Ribera del Duero -- Central Spain -- Southern Spain -- Jerez -- Portugal -- The wine regions of Portugal -- Northern Portugal -- The Duoro Valley -- Central and Southern Portugal -- Madeira -- England -- Czech and Slovak Republics -- Hungary -- Black Sea States -- Romania -- Western Balkans -- Bulgaria -- Eastern Mediterranean -- North America -- The wine regions of North America -- California -- North Coast -- North Central Coast -- South Central Coast -- Central and Souther California -- Pacific North-west -- Washington State -- Oregon -- East Coast -- New York State -- Canada -- South America and Mexico -- Chile -- Aconagua and Central Valley -- Argentina -- Australia -- The wine regions of Australia -- South Australia -- Barosssa Valley -- Coonawarra -- Calre Valley -- Victoria -- Yarra Valley -- New South Wales -- Hunter Valley -- Western Australia -- Margaret River -- Tasmania -- Queensland and Northern Territoy -- New Zealand -- North Island -- Hawkes Bay -- South Island -- Marlborough -- SOuth Africa -- Stellenbosch and Paarl -- North Africa -- Asia.; Large, heavy volume ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Vintage borderless satin finish reference photograph of a young Dennis Hopper on the set of the 1956 Western film. Printed mimeo snipe and Warner Brothers stamp crediting photographer Floyd McCarthy on the verso. Based on the 1952 novel by Edna Ferber. James Dean's final film, for which he received a posthumous Academy Award nomination. Nominated for eight additional Oscars, including Best Picture, wining one for Best Director. Set in Texas, shot there on location and in Arizona and Virginia. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 9.5 x 7.5 inches, archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 14 x 18 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry.

Condition: Good. Original ltd. ed. poetry broadside on Arches paper. 38 x 25.5 cm. (15 x 10 in). Signed by author in ink and numbered 67/150. Printed at Pilot Rock Press, with wood engraving by Brian, on occasion of author's reading. From the Broadside Suite of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, published in conjunction with The Loft Mentor Series, 1989 - 90. Exhibits singular dimple near bottom margin, approx. 1 cm. diameter; else NF.

Vintage photograph from the set of the 1956 film, showing James Dean in rehearsal with Elizabeth Taylor. With the stamp of still photographer (and Dean's close friend) Sanford Roth on the verso. Based on the 1952 novel by Edna Ferber, about the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family. James Dean's final film, for which he received a posthumous Academy Award nomination. Nominated for eight additional Oscars, including Best Picture, winning one for Best Director. Brooklyn-born photojournalist Sanford Roth was best known for his portrait photography, capturing iconic, intimate images of artists and actors throughout his decades-long career, including Marc Chagall, Joan Crawford, Albert Einstein, Henri Matisse, and Elizabeth Taylor, among many others. 5.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry.

Vintage reference photograph of director George Stevens promoting the 1956 film. Stamp crediting photographer Floyd McCarthy on the verso, partially obscured by a mimeo snipe. Based on the 1952 novel by Edna Ferber. James Dean's final film, for which he received a posthumous Academy Award nomination. Nominated for eight additional Oscars, including Best Picture, wining one for Best Director. Set in Texas, shot there on location and in Arizona and Virginia. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with some edgewear and creasing. National Film Registry.