Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1968. Republished ed. Yellow patterned cloth boards, brown spine with gilt title. Closed edges foxed, otherwise clean and tight.. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 12mo.

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Bookseller: Bookcase (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 68100
Title: Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
Author: Hazlitt, W. Carew
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Minus
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Gale Research Company
Place of Publication: Detroit
Date Published: 1968
Size: 12mo

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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....
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.