HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1972* Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt & white titles to spine and gilt decoration to face. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, no other visible faults. VG+.* Jacket condition: B/w photo-illustrated dust wrapper with yellow and white titles to face and black titles to white spine strip. Price clipped, showing no shelf price. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. VG.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright. Mono photo-illustrated end papers showing pages from a recipe book. Top edge coloured (brown). No marks to text, slight marks to page edges and margins, no tanning. VG+.* Illustrations: Numerous b/w photos, throughout. * Pages: 119 pp. text. vi pp. index & blank pages at rear.* Description: The West Country, its history uniquely influenced by its coastal position has a rich tradition of homely cooking. The awareness of the importance of good cooking continues to the present day, and in this book can be found traditional recipes containing many ingredients characteristic of the West.* A NEAR VG++ text copy with some minor age and wear reducing it to VG+ in a VG dust jacket.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9474
Title: A Taste of England: West Country
Author: FitzGibbon, Theodora
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG+/VG+/VG
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edn, 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10: 0460078380
ISBN 13: 9780460078382
Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
Place of Publication: London UK. 136
Date Published: 1972-09-28

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