THE FEASTS OF AUTOLYCUS: The Diary of a Greedy Woman
by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Saafield Publishing Company, 1900. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +. Early reprint (1900) after the first edition published by Lane in London and Merriam in NY (1896). 8vo, green cloth, stamped in red and black front and gilt titles to spine, 264p. Food essays first published in the Pall Mall Gazette in London under the title "Wares of Autolycus". CUISINE COOKING KITCHEN COOKERY FOOD AND WINE.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012340
- Title
- THE FEASTS OF AUTOLYCUS: The Diary of a Greedy Woman
- Author
- Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Saafield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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