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Is There a Nutmeg in the House?
by David, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG- DW
- ISBN 10
- 0718144449
- ISBN 13
- 9780718144449
- Seller
-
WINTERTON, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
GB: Michael Joseph, 2000. Blue cloth, gilt. Book is in excellent condition BUT darkening of the cloth on the back cover which mirrors water stain on the inside of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped and entire BUT has water mark the length of the spine and is stained blue. Spine faded.. 1st Edition. Hardback. VG+/VG- DW.
Synopsis
Elizabeth David (1913–1992) published eight books during her lifetime, from the evocative Book of Mediterranean Food in ration-bound 1950 to the masterly English Bread and Yeast Cookery in 1977. Her books are acclaimed not only for their recipes but also for their literary depth. French Provincial Cooking and Italian Food were reissued as Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics in 1999.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- kb154A.463
- Title
- Is There a Nutmeg in the House?
- Author
- David, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG- DW
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718144449
- ISBN 13
- 9780718144449
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- GB
- Date Published
- 2000
Terms of Sale
Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
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About the Seller
Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
Biblio member since 2010
WINTERTON, Lincolnshire
About Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
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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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- VG+/VG-
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly less than Very Good Condition. Very...
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