The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book
by Toklas, Alice B
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1954. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's coarse beige cloth with gilt titles blocked in green on the spine. Near Fine with dulling to gilt, toning to pages, erased previous owner name to front free endpaper and previous owner gift inscription to half-title page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with some toning and light edge wear, with a tear at the top of the rear spine joint repaired with tape on the blindside and with some associated creasing. A lovely copy in a striking jacket. Contains the infamous recipe for "Haschich Fudge" on page 259, which "anyone could whip up on a rainy day," that is, so long as one could procure all the necessary ingredients.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940396
- Title
- The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book
- Author
- Toklas, Alice B
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Fine
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...