Delights And Prejudices
by Beard, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Earl Thollander. Signed by Author(s). First edition stated; signed and inscribed by Beard on blank prelim, 4to (9 3/4 x 5 1/2) inches, blind embossed green paper over boards backed in blue cloth, black and white drawings by Earl Thollander throughout. Gift inscription, "To my beloved daughter, Margaret. Mother," inked above author inscription and accompanying birthday card dated 1964 taped to the page, tiny penciled "x"s next to most books listed on verso, dust jacket has some mild soiling to inverse which is visible as very faint water marks on front, else mild edge wear and spine a bit toned. From the private collection of Margaret (Lindsey) Love, who was the daughter of Fern Trumbull Hubbard, prominent home economist for Edison General Electric in the 1930s. She developed and conducted cooking classes around the country to teach women how to use the new electric ranges and appliances that were quickly replacing the old wood cooking stoves in American homes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001707
- Title
- Delights And Prejudices
- Author
- Beard, James
- Illustrator
- Earl Thollander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN COOKERY GASTRONOMY CULINARY FAMOUS CHEF EARL THOLLANDER
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
Welcome to the Crooked House, a one-of-a-kind bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the beautiful and unusual: books by, for and about women, cookery, domestic science, decorative publishers bindings, weird how-to books and ephemera, 1920s-30s women's magazines, Modern Library, and more.
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