Grossman's Guide

Sherman & Spoerer, New York, 1940. Cloth. Very Good. Signed by Author. Slight soiling to boards, light rubbing to spine, some foxing to endpapers and a bit of dustiness to page edges. Inscribed "This book is the lawful property of my friend Charles R. Codman who is to Boston what Andre L Simon is to London" and dated Jan. 24, 1941. Codman was a noted wine expert as well as an aviator in World War I (and winner of the Silver Star and the Croix de Guerre in World War I). Codman had been in France buying wine just the year before when the Nazis invaded and escaped on the last flight out of Bordeaux. The next year he enlisted and became Patton's aide de camp after working with him as a translator in the North African campaign. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Food & Drink; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 030248. .