Italian Food : With Illustrations By Renato Guttuso
by David, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Very Good++
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The First UK printing published by MacDonald, London in 1954. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Some pushing and light fading at the spine tips. Light rubbing to the lower edges. Mild bumping to the lower corner. Light spotting to the prelims with a little offsetting to the end-papers. Light toning to the text-block. Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste-down with his penned name and date to the front blank end-paper. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good++ condition. Mild edge-wear with light fading to the spine and a little spotting to the flaps. The wrapper design looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Illustrated in B/W by Renato Guttuso. A scarce title. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122324536809
- Title
- Italian Food : With Illustrations By Renato Guttuso
- Author
- David, Elizabeth
- Illustrator
- Renato Guttuso
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacDonald, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Guttuso, David, Cookery
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...