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Lot 194:
Description
Lot includes 7 cooking reference books including rebound copy of Cassell’s Dictionary of Cookery published by Cassel Petter & Galpin, London c. 1906, Encyclopedia of Foods and Beverages compiled by Artemas Ward c. 1911, and Modern Culinary Art – The Best French and Foreign Cookery by Henri-Paul Pellaprat published by Comptoir Francais du Livre, Paris c. 1937; Food and Menu Directory by J.O. Dahl published by the Dahl’s, Stamford, Conn. c. 1945, The Kitchen Encyclopedia by Countess Morphy published by Arco Publishers Ltd, London c. 1954, The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery by William H. Wise published by Wm. H. Wise & Co. Inc. New York c. 1951, Larousse Gastronomique – The Encyclopedia of Food, Wine and Cookery by Prosper Montagne published by Crown Publishers, Inc. New York c. 1961. Combined lot measures approximately 10"x9"x9".
Condition: Modern Culinary Art – Fair condition – Cover faded and soiled, spine separated, corners bumped, ink inscription inside, front cover, pages yellowed; The Encyclopedia of Foods and Beverages – Good condition – Cover worn and faded, corners bumped, ink inscription inside front cover, light foxing on some pages; Cassell’s Dictionary of Cookery – Good condition – rebound copy, cover soiled and worn, corners bumped, foxing and soiling on some pages. Food and Menu Dictionary – Very good condition – Cloth cover soiled. Minor wear to spine. Pencil markings in front cover; The Kitchen Encyclopedia – Good condition – Dust Jacket worn and torn with areas of loss, spine bumped; The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery – Green cloth cover worn, corners bumped, spine worn with small tear at top; Larousse Gastronomique – Good condition – Blue cloth cover worn edges, spine worn and corners bumped. Please see photos.
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