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Early California and Mexico Cook Book
by Ricardo, Don
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Toluca Lake, California: Pacifica House, Inc., 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Scheid, Alice Hays. A native Angeleno collects recipes from the area's early Mexican roots, in 120 pages with Index in English & Spanish & blank pages for notes in rear, illustrations throughout. A First Edition, first printing from 1968, this hardcover book has orange textured cloth over boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: extremely clean both inside & out, binding straight & strong, pages slightly off-white, with mild tanning around edges; NO foxing. Former owner's name on ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus), downgraded due to chipping along top edge, minor rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017691
- Title
- Early California and Mexico Cook Book
- Author
- Ricardo, Don
- Illustrator
- Scheid, Alice Hays
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Pacifica House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Toluca Lake, California
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- MEXICAN COOKING CUISINE FOOD RECIPES MENU SOUTH OF THE BORDER CALIFORNIA SOCAL LOS ANGELES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks: Food & Beverages/Diet/Nutrition; Californiana;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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