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La Science Du Maitre D'Hotel, Confiseur, a l'Usage Des Officiers, Avec Des Observations Sur La Connoissance & Les Proprietes Des Fruits. Enrichie De Desseins En Decorations & Parterres Pour Les Desserts. Suite du Maîte d'Hotel Cuisinier.
by [Menon]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, covers worn, front joint split but holding, tear to two folding plates with no loss, very good clean text.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris., 1776. Contemporary full mottled calf, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, marbled endpapers.. Good, covers worn, front joint split but holding, tear to two folding plates with no loss, very good clean text. . 12mo. 17x10 cm.. French text. Scarce. From the library of the author of “The Food Encyclopedia”, Jacques L. Rolland. weight: 0.9 lb. 5 engraved folding plates.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355860
- Title
- La Science Du Maitre D'Hotel, Confiseur, a l'Usage Des Officiers, Avec Des Observations Sur La Connoissance & Les Proprietes Des Fruits. Enrichie De Desseins En Decorations & Parterres Pour Les Desserts. Suite du Maîte d'Hotel Cuisinier.
- Author
- [Menon]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full mottled calf, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, covers worn, front joint split but holding, tear to two folding plates with no loss, very good clean text.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1776
- Pages
- xiii, [2], 525, [27] pp.
- Size
- 12mo. 17x10 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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