The pleasures of the table; an account of gastronomy from ancient days to present times, With a history of its literature, schools, and most distinguished artists;
The pleasures of the table; an account of gastronomy from ancient days to present times, With a history of its literature, schools, and most distinguished artists; ...
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Seller's Description:
Very Good-with no dust jacket. Book does not have a dust jacket. Some soiling to edges and boards, especially spine, which is somewhat darkened. Light wear at extremities.; B/w illustrations. Presumed first printing. Text clean and tightly bound.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 477 pp.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (USA) First Thus Beige cloth with black spine titles, orange endpapers, xi, 477pp, index. B&W frontis and illus. This book was first published in 1902 by Doubleday Page and Co (NY); this is a reissue by Singing Tree Press. This is a history of food and eating habits starting with the ancient Greeks. There is an excellent 16 page bibliography. The recipes are tucked into the text and are more of historical rather than culinary interest. Three tiny spots (smaller than rice-grain size) to the lower fore-edge pages, otherwise no markings, about NearFine; no Dj. (2.4 JM HOQ 103/b4.
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Plate Illustrations. Fine. Original orange gilt designer cloth, illustrated endpapers, gilt foreedge and tissue interleavings to plates. A well-researched history backed by an excellent bibliography. A superb copy, clean, unmarked and tight.
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Seller's Description:
Illustrated. Very good copy. 8vo, 477 pp., "With a History of Its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together with Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning the Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-Giving."
