Verlag: James Blackwood, London
Anbieter: Lectioz Books, Gloucester, NSW, Australien
Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Undated (1857?). Re-bound but with original red cloth to spine. Heavy wear to cloth at spine plus a 9cm tear to cloth along front edge of spine. Edges of page-block browned. Former owner's name and date (1883) to replacement ffep. A 5cm tear to front hinge. A 10cm tear to pages 455/456. Two small crosses to index. Minor foxing to page margins, but internally overall quite clean. All pages in place. 457pp 0 0 0 0 Size: 145mm x 220mm. Book.
Verlag: James Blackwood, London, 1857
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 130,57
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A scarce dictionary of cookery terms and recipes and medical terms with treatments, written by Gibbons Merle and John Reitch. A scarce work. An extensive dictionary, documenting many useful words in the cookery and home economics lexicon. Whilst containing definitions for words found often used in recipes, the work also contains numerous recipes and general directions on how to prepare a wide variety of dishes. The appendix is a dictionary of domestic medicine, providing a concise overview of many medical questions and terms which information on causes and treatments. Written by Gibbons Merle. The medical portion of this work written by John Reitch Rebacked with the original cloth boards and spine preserved. Externally, smart. Discolouration to the boards and spine. Loss to the head and tail of the spine, though restored. Some light marks to the boards. Bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with the odd mark. Very Good. book.
Verlag: James Blackwood, London, 1857
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 284,88
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A fascinating dictionary of cookery terms, recipes, medical terms and treatments, written by Gibbons Merle and Dr. John Reitch. First published a decade prior, this is an impressive and extensive dictionary, documenting many useful words in the cookery and home economics lexicon.Whilst containing definitions for words found often used in recipes, the work also contains numerous recipes and general directions on how to prepare a wide variety of dishes.The appendix is a dictionary of domestic medicine, providing a concise overview of many medical questions and terms which information on causes and treatments.Rebound, with endpapers renewed.Written by Gibbons Merl, with the medical portion of this work written by John Reitch. Rebound in quarter calf, with cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent, with a touch of fading to back strip. Endpapers renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, with significant spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.