American Elegance: Classic and Contemporary Menus from Celebrated Hosts and Hostesses
by Costin, Lucinda
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0896598861
- ISBN 13
- 9780896598867
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Abbeville Press, 1988. First edition. Square quarto. 246 pp; color photographs throughout. Red cloth with dustjacket, Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; rear cover of jacket shows light scuffing. A fascinating book with menus and recipes contributed by well-known hosts and hostesses. It is illustrated with fine examples of American decorative arts from Winterthur's vast holdings, arranged in some of the museum's over 200 period rooms.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014407
- Title
- American Elegance: Classic and Contemporary Menus from Celebrated Hosts and Hostesses
- Author
- Costin, Lucinda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0896598861
- ISBN 13
- 9780896598867
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- American Entertaining Winterthur Menus
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts; Entertaining;
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
About Carnegie Hill Books
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