JAMES BEARD'S AMERICAN COOKERY
by Beard, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown & Co.. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Yellow cloth cover has light soiling, light fraying to corners and spine caps, and a one inch split in cloth on spine but bright and overall in very good- condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Light soiling to top page edge and fore edge. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front end sheet. Penciled notes on just a few recipes and a handful of pages with very modest soiling, but overall pages are clean and in very good condition. Dust jacket has old laminate that has kept the DJ fairly clean but tattering along top and bottom edge and underside of DJ has tape repairs and soiling. Publisher's price of $12.95 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 10.4 X 7.6 X 2.2 inches .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7942
- Title
- JAMES BEARD'S AMERICAN COOKERY
- Author
- Beard, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...