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Common-Place Book of Cookery

by Grabhorn, Robert

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San Francisco: North Point, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Small 8vo.. (viii) 173 pp, preface M.F.K. Fisher, b/w decorations, facsimile limited edition of original by Arion Press in 1975, blue cloth, small 8 vo. Fine; fine dust jacket Grabhorn was born in, Indiana, & with his brother Edwin founded the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
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  • Publisher North Point
  • Place of Publication San Francisco
  • Date Published 1985
  • Size Small 8vo.
  • Keywords Food, Indiana
  • Size Small 8vo.

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A Commonplace Book of Cookery: A Collection of Proverbs, Anecdotes, Opinions and Obscure Facts on Food, Drink, Cooks, Cooking, Dining, Diners & Dieters, dating from ancient times to the present

by Robert Grabhorn

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North Point Press, 1985. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A Commonplace Book of Cookery

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A Common - Place Book of Cookery

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San Francisco, California: North Point Press, 1985. Reprint . Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dj has very light edgewear. Light wear. Very light soiling. Book slightly cocked.
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North Point Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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by Robert Grabhorn

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North Point Press. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. Preface by M.F.K. Fisher. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front pastedown. (food, beverages, quotations, maxims)
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A Commonplace book of cookery : a collection of proverbs, anecdotes, opinions, and obscure facts on food, drink, cooks, cooking, dining, diners & dieters, dating from ancient times to the present / compiled by Robert Grabhorn ; and with a preface by M.F.K. Fisher

by Grabhorn, Robert

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San Francisco : North Point Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents: Of cooks & cooking -- Eating --Drinking -- Breaking fast -- Snacks & refreshments -- Beverages -- Appetite -- Appetizers -- Dining -- Dining out -- Bread & butter -- Soups & salads -- Wine & beer -- Sauces & seasonings -- Fish & fowl -- Meats -- Vegetables -- Fruit & cheese -- Fingerbowls -- Feasts & feasting -- Diet -- Nightcaps. Subjects: Food Quotations, maxims, etc.; Beverages Quotations, maxims, etc.; Cooking Quotations, maxims, etc.; Aliments Citations, maximes, etc.; Boissons Citations, maximes, etc.; Cooking; Beverages; Food.
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San Francisco, CA USA: North Point Press, 1985. Second-hand hardcover. Grabhorn, Robert. A Commonplace Book of Cookery. (2nd Ed) North Point Press: San Francisco, CA USA 1985. 8vo (215x145mm) HC Blue Cloth Bds [6],viii,175,[3]pp. (preface by M F K Fisher) VG-/- lacks dj; bds lightly kitchen soiled; reference copy
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by Robert Grabhorn [Compiler]; M. F. K. Fisher [Foreword];

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by GRABHORN, Robert (Compiler) Preface by M. F. K. Fisher

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Small Quarto (9 1/2 X 6 inches) San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1975. First Edition. 175 pages, printed in three colors on English Inveresk cream mould-made paper, vignettes from wood engravings in "Ecole des Cuisinieres, Paris, c. 1870," 425 copies, quarter blue cloth with paper label, patterned paper over boards, very good condition (almost imperceptible minor age toning to one edge of front cover and label, not affecting contents.)

"Intellectual infection..." A stimulating sampling of food related aphorisms from many sources collected over many years by a well known San Francisco fine press printer and bon vivant; in a beautiful edition.
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by Grabhorn, Robert; introduction by M. F. K. Fisher

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San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1975. One of 425 copies printed, the second book of The Arion Press. Cloth spine over patterned paper covered boards. With 2 copies of the prospectus for the book laid in. Compiled by Robert Grabhorn, this book contains "a collection of proverbs, anecdotes, opinions, and obscure facts on food, drink, cooks, dining, diners & dieters, dating from ancient times to the present". A Fine copy, tiny spots of fading at spine ends. . Limited Edition. Quarter Cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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