THE COLONY Portrait of a Restaurant and Its Famous Recipes
by Brody, Iles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1945. Limited Edition; # 682/750. SIGNED by the author on the reverse of the half title page. 296 pages in very good, clean condition; edges and endpapers a little yellowed. Quarter bound with brown cloth over green boards. Silver titles. Spine is a little faded; light wear at the head and tail. Covers lightly soiled, light wear on the corners. Binding tight. VG. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. VG.
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- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224391
- Title
- THE COLONY Portrait of a Restaurant and Its Famous Recipes
- Author
- Brody, Iles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Greenberg Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Signed, First Edition, Restaurants, Recipes, Cookbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food; Reference;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
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Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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