HERE LET US FEAST: A Book of Banquets/An Epicure's Zestful Visit to the Festive Boards of Ancient & Modern Literature
by Fisher, M. F. K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good+
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. 491 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on binding. Corners bumped. Spine is sunned. DJ has wear and tear to edges. Spine and cover edges are sunned. Lightly soiled. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 188CB
- Title
- HERE LET US FEAST: A Book of Banquets/An Epicure's Zestful Visit to the Festive Boards of Ancient & Modern Literature
- Author
- Fisher, M. F. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Cookbook, Food, Banquets, Meal, Cuisine, Cooking, M. F. K. Fisher
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks/Food;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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