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Food: A Love Story [Design Binding]

Food: A Love Story [Design Binding]

Food: A Love Story [Design Binding]
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Food: A Love Story [Design Binding]

by Gaffigan, Jim; Richards, Sean [binder]

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  • Hardcover
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Fine in Fine Archival Box
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New York: Crown Archetype, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. First Edition. Hardcover. An unusual art binding by S. Richards, who loves food nearly as much as binding. In this case, the result is a wonderful portrait of the author as a roasted chicken. Signed by the author, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green leather spine, red leather boards, two raised bands, leather decorative inlays, gilt lettering, marbled endpages, aeg. 8vo. 340pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Signed by author.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
9574
Title
Food: A Love Story [Design Binding]
Author
Gaffigan, Jim; Richards, Sean [binder]
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine Archival Box
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2014
Weight
0.00 lbs

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Glossary

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Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
AEG
All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...

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