Rochester: Printing House of Leo Hart. Very Good+. 1932. Limited Signed Edition; One of 950. Hardcover. Rochester: Printing House of Leo Hart, 1932. 8vo. Unpaginated. Quarter vellum & beige paper boards, spine letters red, Chinese script in red on front cover, top edges gilt. Tiny spot on spine, corner edge of foot rubbed, interior fine condition, private bookplate on front pastedown. Publisher's decorated paper over board slipcase discolored/soiled, worn. #236 of 950 printed on Ikawara paper, signed by illustrator Wilfred Jones, typography by Will Ransom, Chinese characters by San Ho. Thirteen colorful illustrations including endpapers first printed in black and white and finished in color by hand, all humorously presented in text and image. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

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Bookseller: Dale A. Sorenson (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13864
Title: A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig
Author: Lamb, Charles
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: Limited Signed Edition; One of 950
Publisher: Printing House of Leo Hart
Place of Publication: Rochester
Date Published: 1932
Keywords: Cookery, English Literature, Illustrated Book, Illustrator

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