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The Young House-Keeper or Thoughts on Food and Cookery
by Alcott, Wm. A. [William]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: George W. Light, 1838. Second stereotype edition, 1838. Guidance on housekeeping, planning, different types of food and their nutritional and curative values, recipes, etc. Worn but sound example in dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering and an allover pattern embossed in blind, 7 inches tall, 424 pages plus 8 pages of publisher's ads. Spine faded with some chipping to the ends, ghost of old adhesive tape near the top inner corner of both covers, front hinge internally cracked but secure, text block sound, pages age-toned but clean with occasional foxing, transparent stain to rear free endpaper and final page of advertisements, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038494
- Title
- The Young House-Keeper or Thoughts on Food and Cookery
- Author
- Alcott, Wm. A. [William]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- George W. Light
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1838
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- HOUSEKEEPING FOOD PREPARATION NUTRITION ADVICE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food, Wine and Home Entertainment;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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