The Afternoon Tea Book
by Smith, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
Item Price
£16.19£11.33
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. 9.5" X 5.75" ; XVIII, 275 pages. Index. Illustrated by Michael R. P. Bartlett. "An exhilarating immersion into the delights of tea drinking, written with style and nostalgia by a savvy British authority. It brims with fascinating facts and folklore, tips on tea types, how-tos, and savory teatime recipes." (Doris Tobias Food Features writer for the New York Post.) Writen in two parts with subheadings. Part 1 History and Lore. Part II Recipes. Index. History subheadings include: An Introduction to Afternoon Tea; The Japanese Tea Ceremony; To Make a Cup of Tea, and more. Recipes subheadings: Breads; Sandwiches; Scones, Tea Breads, and Buns; Cutting Cake, Pound Cake, and Slab Cake; Small Cakes and "Fancy" Cakes; Cookies; Pastry; Custards, Jellies, and Ice Creams; Butters, Savory and Sweet; Jams, Fruit butters and Fruit Cheeses, and Chutneys; Other Savory Items; Tea,, Wine Cups, and Punches. Condition is very good with overall light tone, there is some light top edge foxing otherwise a clean tight copy. The dust jacket is better than very good with some light edgewear, and overall light tone. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10118
- Title
- The Afternoon Tea Book
- Author
- Smith, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Giftable Cookbooks, Cookbook - Tea Party, History Of Tea - International Cooking, International Cookbook - England, Japan, Specialty cookbook - Afternoon Tea
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookery, Food & Drink; History: British, Russian & European; Giftable Books;
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E Ridge fine Books
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Lake Elsinore, California
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