Aromas and Flavours of Past and Present
by Toklas, Alice B. / Cannon, Poppy - Introduction and Comments
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 219 pp, previous owner's inked name, year on ffep, Introduction, Preface, 18 sections - a cookbook. Binding tight and square, pages unmarked and clean, with signs of age esp at the textblock edges, 5.8" x 8.75" red cloth boards, about VG, with light wear at bottom spine,intact gilt spine on black backing, DJ unclipped, in acetate protector, with chips & edgewear to top/bottom spine and forecorners. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007858
- Title
- Aromas and Flavours of Past and Present
- Author
- Toklas, Alice B. / Cannon, Poppy - Introduction and Comments
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- A book of recipes - culinary arts and techniques
- Bookseller catalogs
- FOOD & WINE;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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