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The Recipe Book of Lillie Hitchcock Coit: #44 In Series of Keepsakes For Friends of The Bancroft Library
by Lillie Hitchcock Coit & John C. Craig
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Newport Beach, California, United States
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About This Item
Item Is in VERY GOOD Condition. It has very little shelf wear, even for a vintage paperback. The pages inside are pristine with no highlighting, marks, or writing; no dog-earing or bent pages. The paper cover is in VERY GOOD condition with no tears or rips; it has no fraying along the edges except for the bottom edge front edge from shelf rubbing but it is minimal and does not mar the book.There is no crease along the spine, and the spine still has a good tight binding, no loose pages. (please see pictures). Overall in very good condition. This is a facsimile of the original manuscript of the cookbook by Lillie Hitchcock Coit.Contains the recipes that she collected for her cookbook. This book reproduces the original recipes and lists the ingredients. This book is a fascinating window into the social life and social history of the times. Great if you collect Friends of the Bancroft Library Books, or collect California History.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Danapointbooksandart
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23-0922-31
- Title
- The Recipe Book of Lillie Hitchcock Coit
- Author
- Lillie Hitchcock Coit & John C. Craig
- Illustrator
- N/A
- Format/Binding
- Paperback binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1998 Bancroft Library First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley CA
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 65
- Size
- 9" x 6" x .5"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- San Francisco; Lillie Hitchcock Coit; California History; Cookbooks;Cuisine; Guided Age San Francisco
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Danapointbooksandart
Biblio member since 2023
Newport Beach, California
About Danapointbooksandart
I specialize in older books, California history and esoterica, art and European History
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- Facsimile
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
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- 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....
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