The Amateur Cook Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell
by Burrill, Katharine; Booth, Annie M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W & R Chambers Ltd, 1905. Hardback. 4to. viii, 296 pp. Illustrated green cloth binding with gilt and coloured decoration. No jacket. Quite early illustration work by Mabel Lucie Atwell, with cover art, decorated endpapers, title page, four plates (including frontis) and in-text illustrations. The book contains workable recipes and is written with a certain degree of whimsy. An entertaining piece of social history.<br /><br /> Book in very good condition. Boards a little rubbed and lightly soiled. Spine somewhat faded but in sound condition. The book has a feeling of having been well looked after. It is generally unmarked but has some very minor foxing throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308558
- Title
- The Amateur Cook Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell
- Author
- Burrill, Katharine; Booth, Annie M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W & R Chambers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mabel Lucy Attwell, Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food & Wine;
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About the Seller
Ariadne Books
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...