a merrythought (7 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. facsimile edition. paperback, facsimile reprint of a work dating from 1857, this reprint undated but possibly circa 2000 (this reprint has plain card covers and uses whiter paper than an earlier reprint by the same publisher). Red covers lettered gilt and with gilt vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, illustrated throughout, 31pp.

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. facsimile edition. paperback, facsimile reprint of a work dating from 1857, this reprint undated but possibly 1980's (this reprint has pressed card covers in imitation of the original). Red covers lettered gilt and with gilt vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, illustrated throughout, 31pp.

Reprint. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 31, [1] pages: illustrations; 14 cm. Subjects; Carving, cooking. Diners-out, tutorials. Instructions, cooking. Cooking manuals 19th century. 3 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. Originally published by Groombridge, 1857. Carving made easy, or practical instructions for Diners-out illustrated with engravings of Fish, Flesh and Fowl, and appropriate instructions whereby a complete and skilful knowledge of the useful art of carving may be attained, and the usages of the dinner table duly observed. 32pp, gilt edged.

Paperback. Zustand: Like New. Dark green cloth covered stiff card; rubbed and moderately age dulled but still in great shape, no splits, no creases, showing well. Contents just slightly tanned otherwise clean and tidy with no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 160mm x 100mm; collation: pp. 60, [4] publisher adverts. Numerous illustrations and figures within the text. Thus a scarce item in very good condition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Andrew Low, n.d. c.1999. Maroon card gilt decoration, all edges gilt. 31pp. A fine copy. Woodcut illustrations with instructions for the carving of many different cuts of fish, meat, game poultry etc. (Still useful today.) (Light item postage charges will be reduced.).

Flexible covers. Zustand: Good. Expanded Edition. 18mo; 60, [iv] pages, embossed publisher's cloth, shaken, tear in fore-edge leaf 15/16 The original 1857 edition had 31 pages. Extensively illustrated. The second half focusses on The Dining-Room and Decoration of the Dinner Table, with a portion on Things in Season.