I now have my review copy of Anthony Avis, The Brewer's Tale: A History of Ale in Yorkshire, and so can provide details. To quote the preface "This book is partly a summary and party a rewritten set of brewery partners' diaries from 1879 to 1903." The author is the son of a publican, a solicitor who was a director of a brewery company in York where he found the diaries (now in possession of Bass). The publisher is the Radcliffe Press (London), distributed by I. B. Tauris, in turn distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press. The ISBN is 1-86064-018-4, the price is $45, and the publication date was yesterday (18 Dec. 1995). I am reviewing the book for History: Reviews of New Books. Presumably the Social History of Alcohol Review should review it too. David M. Fahey History Department Miami University Oxford, OH 45056-1618, USA tel. 513-529-5134 FAX 513-529-3841 e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>