The delectable past;: The joys of the table, from Rome to the Renaissance, from Queen Elizabeth I to Mrs. Beeton: the menus, the manners, and the most ... re-created for cooking and enjoying today
by Esther B Aresty
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Champaign, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Simon and Schuster, January 1964. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Good Hardcover with Fair Dustjacket. Heavy soiling and shelfwear to DJ. DJ has lost of rubbing and also large tears on back and on spine. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine and corners bumped. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jane Addams Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36098
- Title
- The delectable past;: The joys of the table, from Rome to the Renaissance, from Queen Elizabeth I to Mrs. Beeton: the menus, the manners, and the most ... re-created for cooking and enjoying today
- Author
- Esther B Aresty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- January 1964
- Pages
- 254
Terms of Sale
Jane Addams Book Shop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Jane Addams Book Shop
Biblio member since 2010
Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....