The Eat-Less-Meat Book (War Ration Housekeeping)
by Mrs. C.S. Peel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1917. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (14 x 20 cm). Blue buckram binding, outer and lower page edges untrimmed. Browning to spine and board edges. A couple of light stains to boards. Bumping to corners. Page edges browned. Scattered foxing to text. Good solid binding. A classic cookery title issued during the First World War, when meat was rationed at 2.5 lbs per head per week. Scarce. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches (14 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. 207, [1], [4] (ads)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206C165
- Title
- The Eat-Less-Meat Book (War Ration Housekeeping)
- Author
- Mrs. C.S. Peel
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Size
- 5.25 x 7.75 inches (14 x 20 cm)
- Keywords
- Vintage Cookery, Cookery Book, Cook Book, Recipes, Rationing, WWI, WW1, First World War, Cookery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookery;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
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.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....