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Rice, Spice, and Bitter Oranges: Mediterranean Foods and Festivals
by Perl, Lila
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Fulshear, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1967. Book. Illus. by Stanislao Dino Rigolo. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Upper corners bumped and worn, spine slightly cocked. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed with some staining to the rear panel. Protected in a new Mylar archival sleeve. Pages clean throughout. 272 pages with Index. A cultural and culinary tour of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, North Africa, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and other lands bordering on the Mediterranean. In each area, the author writes of the varied customs, festivals, traditional foods, and eating habits. Line drawings by Dino Rigolo accompany the text. Not a cookbook per se, although several recipes are provided for each region written about in this Mediterranean food tour. As stated on the dust jacket: "This is a book for all who are interested in good eating, colorful traditions, and travel.".
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00116
- Title
- Rice, Spice, and Bitter Oranges: Mediterranean Foods and Festivals
- Author
- Perl, Lila
- Illustrator
- Stanislao Dino Rigolo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Culture Eating Traditional Foods Cooking Recpes Mediterranean Food Greece Portugal Spain Italy Israel North Africa Syria Lebaanon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food and Drink;
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About the Seller
Whiting Books
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Fulshear, Texas
About Whiting Books
We are an Internet-based company that sells used, out-of-print, and some rare volumes for readers, researchers, and collectors. We carry general stock in both fiction and nonfiction, leaning toward regional histories, biography, genealogy, sports, and the arts.
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