The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
by Fannie Merritt Farmer
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1921. Book. Illus. by Photographs. Fair. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fair/none, used hc; 656pp + advertisements. Tan colored cloth over boards with brown colored text on upper and spine; edge wear and fraying; scuffed and soiled. First two interior pages are missing; the title page missing half; the lower second and third pages have pieces missing; else interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight but hinges are cracked..
Synopsis
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book is quite rare in it's original 1896 printing. The 19th century general reference cookbook which now available both in reprint and in updated form. Fannie Farmer prefaces this book with the following: "It is my wish that it may not only be looked upon as a compilation of tried and tested recipes, but that it may awaken an interest through its condensed scientific knowledge which will lead to deeper thought and broader study of what to eat."
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022338
- Title
- The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
- Author
- Fannie Merritt Farmer
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Fannie Merritt Farmer, Cookbook, Recipes, Vintage Book
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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