THE BOOK OF BREAD by SIMMONS,OWEN - 1903

London: Maclaren & Sons 1903. First Edition. 11.25" x 8.75". 360 pp. Illustrated with 12 plates of color lithographs, 8 plates of tipped-in photographs, two plates of silver gelatin photographs mounted on card stock, and three photographic reproductions in the text; all illustrations with printed captions. In publisher's green cloth over beveled boards, front cover stamped in gilt and black, spine titles stamped in black, patterned endpapers. Some rubbing and soiling to covers, wear and fraying to corners and edges, small cracks at head and foot of upper joint, hinges cracked; occasional thumbing to margins, a few creases to corners of photographs, small (approx.. 2" x 0.5") piece lost at bottom-left margin of one silver gelatin print. Small ownership inkstamp ("Arnold Bakers, Inc.") to first page and rfep. A Good, complete copy of this comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated work devoted to the practice of bread manufacturing. [Biting, p. 435; Parr & Badger I, p.56; ] . Good. Hardcover .

MACLAREN & SONS, 1903 Large hardback book in good condition. Publication date is estimated from ads in book, etc.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.

London: Maclaren & Sons, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 360 pages. Green cloth with gilt titles and black decorations. Bitting page 435 lists the book with 336 pages. This book is described as Edition Deluxe on page 337, which would indicate that this was a limited edition for the subscribers. Full list of subscribers to the Edition de Luxe, starting with Mr E. Archibald and finishing with Edward Yates. there are a total of 132 subscribers, listed on pages 337, 339, 341 and 343, they appear at the end of the book with the advertisements, index to illustrations, index to contents and index to advertisements..