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All About Apples
by Martin, Alice A
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039520724X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395207246
- Seller
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4. 174 pages, index, apple recipes. First Edition/First Printing. Red cloth with spine and front board stamped in gilt. Bright, clean, tight, and square text block, no marks of any kind. Decorative endpapers. Corners sharp. Unclipped ($7.95) DJ. From the DJ: 'In 'All About Apples,' the author gives full descriptions of great apples, including Gravenstein, Astrachan, Northern Spy, Tompkins King, and Macoun. ... [S]he tells where to obtain choice 'antique' apple [trees], in sizes ranging from dwarf to standard. Complete, detailed instructions for growing apples are also included. Finally, since apples are for eating, the author offers an extensive collection of her own favorite apple recipes.'
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- Bookseller
- McKenzie Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002214
- Title
- All About Apples
- Author
- Martin, Alice A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039520724X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395207246
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 6-1/4" x 9-1/4
- Keywords
- Apples, Apple Legends, Cider, Apple Trees, apple Recipes
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
Terms of Sale
McKenzie Company
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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