Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Rust cloth. Gilt lettering on cover board and spine. 287 pp. Appendix. Illustrated with line drawings by Ruth Feibelman. "...a compilation of food terms and cookery phrases defined for the benefit of the puzzled, of tales about food and cookery intended to amuse or beguile... (with an occasional)... biographical note concerning individuals who have let their mark on culinary history." edges and corners mildly worn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: E Ridge fine Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4791
Title: The Language of Cookery: An Informal Dictionary
Author: Wason, Betty
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The World Publishing Company
Place of Publication: Cleveland & New York
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: Dictionary - Cooking, Cooking - Dictionaries, Food Dictionaries, Cooking
Bookseller catalogs: Cookery, Food & Drink; Dictionaries & Linguistics;

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