A Concise Encyclopedia Of Gastronomy

Wine & Food Society, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 1944. First Edition. 185 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are… Read more about this item

LONDON: ALLEN LANE, 1983 Black Boards with gilt titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx. xvi + 816 pp. b/w head and tail piece illustrations by John Leigh-Pemberton. The volume comprises the nine books originally published by the Wine and Food Society, carefully revised with an entirely new and comprehensive index. It combines the qualities of a practical… Read more about this item

Woodstock, New York: Bramhall House 1952 (a), 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, VG in blue cloth boards with very light wear at corners and spine extremities. Interior clean and unmarked (near fine). No dj. 816 pp. including index. International in scope, this classic work is a delight to read and use and makes a claim to… Read more about this item

Overlook Books, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Out of print must-have for anyone who even remotely enjoys cooking. It's divided into sections, e.g., Sauces, Meat, Fish, Eggs etc. and each section is in alphabetical order. The Wine section is somewhat dated of course as the book was written in the early 20th century. It's easy to follow. Entries are of two types, recipes and encyclopedia entries that… Read more about this item

New York.: Harcourt, Brace and Company., 1952.. Stated first American edition.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine (owner name on end paper) copy. . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Wine & Food Society, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. Reprint. 183 pages. No dust jacket. Section VI. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Notable foxing to endpapers and page edges. Pencil scribble to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Notable scuffing, faded staining and marking to boards.

Overlook Books, 1981-10-21. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Jacket clipped. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked.

Paperback. Very Good.

The Wine and Food Society, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. Second Printing. 178 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping.… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. Very Good+. 1983. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Minor shelf wear with tiny ding and original publisher's price sticker to rear. ; First printing in this edition with no other printings listed. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread and near as new. Very heavy book and priced accordingly. ;… Read more about this item

Harcourt Brace & Co., 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Unmarked. First American edition. Good with DJ in… Read more about this item

Overlook Hardcover, 1981-10-21. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex- library has clear mylar cover and usual library markings. Pages are clean and in excellent condition.

The Overlook Press, 1981. Very good hard cover with very good dust jacket . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Overlook Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Overlook Books. NF/NONE. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0879511346 . 8.9 X 6.5 X 2.4 inches; 816 p. .

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co.. Hardcover. 1952. 1st Edition. Thick 8vo 816pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. DJ chipped .

Paperback. Good.

Woodstock: Overlook Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. (16)816pp. Index. Double columns. Great book! If you don't have it, or haven't seen it, buy it. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Overlook Books, 1981-10-21. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!