Gatherings and Celebrations: History, Folklore, Rituals and Recipes for the Occasions that Bring People Together
by Wolf, Burt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385482655
- ISBN 13
- 9780385482653
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Doubleday, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very large, heavy, sturdy book, cream cloth spine, orange boards, embossed lettering at top front, purple lettering very fine on spine, orange color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 353 heavy glossy pages, final pages uncut, color throughout, some full-page. On half-title page in large black felt-tip pen: "For Mary & Frank, Many happy gatherings and celebrations!" A drawing of a cup with happy face, then "Burt Wolf." DJ glossy with a color photograph of Wolf in elegant room before table. DJ has light wear to spine top left corner, very tiny tear at top back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060879
- Title
- Gatherings and Celebrations: History, Folklore, Rituals and Recipes for the Occasions that Bring People Together
- Author
- Wolf, Burt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385482655
- ISBN 13
- 9780385482653
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 353
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Keywords
- Signed
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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