Lady Sysonby's Cook Book [First Edition]
by Ria Sysonby
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Putnam, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1935. First Edition. 311 pages. Yellow pictorial dust jacket with B&W lettering over cream cloth. Illustrated by Oliver Messel. Jacket has been glued to boards, and spine is missing. Colour illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Pencil lines or crosses next to some recipes throughout. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Light soiling to endpapers and text block edges. Some gutter cracking. Rear hinge partly cracked. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable tanning, staining and soiling to spine and visible edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Spine is completely missing. Moderate wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Distinct tanning, scuffs, staining and soiling to DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1674251778LEE
- Title
- Lady Sysonby's Cook Book [First Edition]
- Author
- Ria Sysonby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Date Published
- 1935
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- Hinge
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- Chipping
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