Bickerdyke, John

[BEER] The Curiosities of Ale & Beer; An Entertaining History (Illustrated with over Fifty Quaint Cuts)

London: SPRING BOOKS, 1965. Hardcover. 449 pages. The author notes that much of the materiel came from the late J.G. Fennell and largly augmented by J.F.D. Dedicated to the Brewers of the United Kingdom and all who value Honest Malt Liquor. "Since the dawn of our history Barley-wine has been the 'naturall drinke' for an 'englysshe man,' and has had no unimportant influence on English life and manners. It is, therefore, somewhat curious that up to the present, amond the thousands of books published anually, no comprehensive work on the antiquities of ale and beer has found place." Interior pages toned. Boards clean. Dust wrapper heavily rubbed and chipped at edges. Covered in protective mylar. Orange cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. Item #3786

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