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Salt: A World History (Paperback) by Kurlansky, Mark
- Bookseller: Booksmart
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 006494
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: As New
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0142001619
- ISBN 13: 9780142001615
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Place: New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date published: 2003
- Pages: 496
- Size: 5 x 7.75 x 1 inches
- Weight: 0.75 pounds
Description
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2003 Book is New; unread.. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
trade paperback : Often used to indicate any paperback book that is somewhat larger than a mass-market paperback.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Book summary
Mark Kurlansky, who wrote COD, now turns his attention to salt, looking at its history and the odd associations it has had for people: it has been seen variously as divine, aphrodisiac, good for preserving food, useful for reviving zombies, and of course indispensable in the cuisines of many nations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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