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Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005
by Coffin, Sarah D., ed
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About This Item
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. In As New condition, just removed from shrink-wrap for proper collation, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Bound handsomely in tall quarto, near Folio hardcover format, in publisher's dust-jacket. Companion volume to the major exhibition held at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum exhibit of the same name that explored "the evolution, physical forms, and social meanings of eating utensils over the past five centuries . . . the first book devoted to showcasing Cooper-Hewitt's astonishing permanent collection of cutlery." 288 pp. Contributions to this sumptuously illustrated volume by the editor, Sarah D. Coffin, and then also by Ellen Lupton, Darra Goldstein, Barbara Bloemink and others. Sections devoted chronologically to periods and ages. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Illustrated profusely with over 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 347529
- Title
- Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005
- Author
- Coffin, Sarah D., ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Assouline Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- food|cooking|table|cutlery|Sarah D. Coffin|food culture|Renaissance Europe|Ellen Lupton|Darra Goldstein|Barbara Bloemink
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- Cookbooks;
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Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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