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xxiv, 62 pages. Features: First to Sail the Sahara - article (with cover illustration) about the Sheppard family which attempted to windsail across the Sahara Desert - with map and photos; The Bull of Contention - melons of the Bhelwah plantation in north Bihar are being destroyed by a bull antelope which the Hindus consider a sacred nilgai; The Forest Glade Murders - photo-illustrated article from Northern Rhodesia; Captain Mitchell's Last Fight - his schooner spots a U-boat in 1942 (article with photo of the U-boat); The Incredible Snake Man - "Professor" Morrisey deliberately exposed himself to venomous snake bites in Africa; Black Death - a wolf terrorizes farmers and livestock near Kamloops, B.C.; Eggs for the Prisoner - the author was accused of smuggling and imprisoned without food or drink in a cabin of a stifling Pakistani river steamer; March Macabre - horrific ant attacks while obtaining WWII rubber in Ecuador; Britain's Unmapped Outpost - St. Kilda; Trouble at Thirty Fathoms - something goes wrong while welding underwater in a fast-flowing Papua, New Guinea river; Killer Turned Preacher - last instalment of "West to Adventure", the thrilling story of the life of "Jack" Letheby, trapper, prospector and professional gambler; The Squaw's Curse - Marie was the prettiest girl in the Spalumcheen tribe near Kamloops, British Columbia; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
New edition, carefully revised, 8vo, [10], 541, [1]pp., engraved frontis., (lightly offset), 7 plates of Bills of Fare printed in green, some occasional foxing, cont. half calf, upper cover detached, lower joint cracked.
2013SONG0199565082OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2013-12-01. hardcover. Used: Good. 9.30x1.00x6.10. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
1999DADAX0521652421Cambridge University Press 1999-09-28. hardcover. New. 6.50x1.75x9.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press hardcover
191156761New York: Octave Grillon 705 W. 170th St. 1911. 12mo. 140 pp. plus 4 pp. illust. manufacturers ads. Numerous text illustrations photo plates. Quarter-brown cloth over beige-coloured boards brown lettering on front cover minor soiling edgewear some rubbing still VG- copy. First edition of this very scarce candy making work detailing the processes for manufacturing and producing gum drops chewing gum jelly gum marshmallows French Swiss & German Nougat rock candy jujube paste along with instructions on how to replace albumen and white of eggs in moonshine. The author not only includes many recipes but also the necessary specialized tools equipment cooking times molds and even includes recipes for medicated gum and confectionary products. Grillon b. 1865 was as an award-winning candy maker and foreman at a candy factory in New York who had immigrated from Beaugeney France in 1907 and winner of the Culinary Exhibition Gold Medal in 1899 at Toulouse. Worldcat locates 2 copies U of Chicago Nat. Lib. of Scotland; See: Publisher’s Weekly Nov. 4 1911 p. 1477. Octave Grillon, [705 W. 170th St.], hardcover
193763534Seattle WA: Carl W. Art Lloyd Building 1937. 12mo. 109 3 pp. Illustrated title text illustrations throughout. Quarter-green publisher’s cloth over Spruce wooden covers black decorative lettering on front cover very slight chipping to couple corners still a VG bright copy w/ bookseller’s label for Frederick & Nelson on front pastedown. First edition of this surprisingly scarce and inventive travel guide for motorists and travelers to Seattle Tacoma & Spokane as well as Vancouver and Victoria BC at the end of the Great Depression modeled off of the author’s very successful “Curious California Customs†1935. Alongside such landmarks as the Frozen Fish Aquarium Meany Hotel Smith Tower & the Persian Dining Room Herrick 1894-1994 breezily details as well the famed Shell House at the University of Washington where George Pocock built racing shells for West Coast championship rowing teams; Maneki’s Japanese-American restaurant at 212 Sixth South or the several Chinese-American restaurants along King Street where the wait staff speak Oxonian English. Herrick Steake was married to Spokane WA realtor printer and publisher Arthur Steake her father H.A. Herrick was a prominent New York newspaperman and in the 1930’s she tried her hand on inventive guidebooks. This work includes illustrations created by students at the famed Cornish School in Seattle. Carl W. Art, Lloyd Building, hardcover
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186963221London: Houlston & Sons Paternoster Square 1869. 12mo. xvi 368 pp. Embossed & decorated red publisher’s cloth gilt illust. front cover gilt lettering on spine advertising on endpapers minor dustsoiling darkening to spine slight shelfwear still a VG bright copy. Revised & expanded edition of this Victorian handbook which served as precursor to the modern-day search engine and offered concise quick researched facts about food cookery food science chemistry heating & ventilation cleanliness women’s medicine pediatrics and more. Philp 1819-1882 was an organizer and contributor to the Chartist Movement in the UK pushing for universal male suffrage secret ballots annual parliamentary elections and other reforms but is perhaps best remembered as the very successful publisher of his handbooks on practical everyday topics which originally launched in 1856 with “Enquire Within†and later in 1867 with the early version of this title. Houlston & Sons, Paternoster Square, hardcover
18881200738Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1888. 16, 567, (1) S. m. 17 Abb. Hldrbd d. Zeit m. Rückenvergoldung (Einbd am Kopf m. Einriß u. kl. Fehlstelle, Kanten beschabt, Vorsätze randgebräunt u. etwas leimschattig).
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First edition, 8vo (195 x 125mm), viii, 632pp., inner hinges lightly shaken, orig. brown cloth lettered in gilt, small blemish to lower cover, uncut.
8vo, 8, [4], 183, [1]pp., two worm pinholes to lower blank margin (not effect text), cont. full tree calf, rubbed, upper joint slightly cracked, spine tooled in gilt, leather spine label, a very good copy. Provenance: Contemporary engraved bookplate of Frances John Davies.
ria9780199565085_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book addresses the diverse ways in which international law governs the uses management and protection of fresh water. The international law of fresh water is most comprehensively understood in the light of the different bodies of hardcover
177011006Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1770 ; in-12 ; cartonnage rigide de papier marbré bleu, étiquette manuscrite au dos, non rogné ; XXII pp. (y compris le titre), (1) f., 384 pp.
22481Paris, Delarue, Bibliothèque du chanteur, sd (fin XIXè). Petit In-8 (110x70mm) broché, 256 p. + catalogue. Très bon état intérieur. Dos renforcé.
19670Pont-Saint-Esprit, imprimerie veuve Alban Broche, 1888, 1 broché, couverture aux armes de la ville de Pont-Saint-Esprit, ex-libris manuscrit, petit manque au dos. in-8 de 119 pages ;
141 pages. "Explores the relationship of festival foods to nutrition, culture and economic concerns... A wonderfully engaging glimpse of the harvest season and its most important festival... Unique in that it not only discusses various festival foods and their nutritional value, but also gives the popular stories surrounding the origins of the foods. The simple recipes are a special feature that will, no doubt, add to readers' (and eaters') enjoyment." - from back cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
142 pages. Features: The Man Princess Margaret Married (Lord Snowden) - his stepmother tells what Tony Armstrong-Jones is really like; Should doctors tell the truth to a Cancer Patient?; The Fourth Richest Girl; Condensed complete mystery novel; $15,000-a-year man - how he spends his money - Herbert (Bert) and Carol Herrmann; Travel Wardrobe - how to dress well on practically nothing - fantastic colour photo fashion section; How I Got into the Movies, by Dolores Hart. Ads: Frigidaire Fridges, West Bend appliances; Chef Boy-Ar-Dee; General Electric (Pink) Freezers; Cutex nail polish; Metrecal diet drink; Wrisley bath products; Enna Jetticks Shoes; Ray-Ban Sun Glasses; Royal gelatin; Betty Crocker Cake; Red Cross Shoes; Ken-L Ration (with poodle); Avon; Breck Shampoo; Modess (Beautiful colour photo ad of elegant woman in gold gown; back cover ad for Duncan Hines new Coconut Surprise cake mix. Average wear. Chips from spine. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Magazine
20132-0199565082Oxford Univ Pr 2013. Hardcover. New. 370 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
1987R240131672GEORG EDITEUR. 1987. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 120 pages - quelques dessins en noir et blanc hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 641-Nourriture et boisson
1965RO80050430COMMERCIALES DE FRANCE. 1965. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 376 pages. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et en bandeaux. Quelques planches d'encars publicitaires illustrés en couleurs. Etiquettes de marques, originales en couleurs, en encarts publicitaires. Quelques cartes en noir et blanc. Ouvrage indéxé. Reliure toilée orange.. . . . Classification Dewey : 641-Nourriture et boisson
1959RO80076404LES EDITIONS COMMERCIALES DE FRANCE. 1959. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 376 pages. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et en bandeaux. Quelques planches d'encars publicitaires illustrés en couleurs. Etiquettes de marques, originales en couleurs, en encarts publicitaires. Quelques cartes en noir et blanc. Ouvrage indéxé. Reliure toilée orange.. . . . Classification Dewey : 641-Nourriture et boisson
1951RO80050459IMP. OBERTHUR. 1951. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, 1er plat abîmé, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 615 pages. Nombreux encars publicitaires illustrés en noir et blanc. Quelques planches d'encars publicitaires couleurs. Ouvrage indexé. Manque un coin sur le 1er plat.. . . . Classification Dewey : 641-Nourriture et boisson
