Perfumes and Spices - Including an Account of Soaps and Cosmetics The Story of the History, Source, Preparation, and Use of the Spices, Perfumes, Soap, and Cosmetics Which are in Everyday use.
by A. Hyatt Verrill
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€467.60€420.84
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About This Item
Massachusetts: L. C. Page & Company, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". A. Hyatt Verrill . The very scarce first edition of this unique and informative work on spices, cosmetics and perfumes by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and monochrome vignettes. This work was written by A. Hyatt Verrill, an American zoologist, inventor, explorer, illustrator and author, best known for his science fiction works. This work describes a range of perfumes, spices and cosmetics, with little known facts, sections on their origins and history and their manufacturing processes. This unique work informs the reader on how these substances bring life to food, perfume and cleanliness. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and head of the front board and slight rubbing to the head and tail of the spine resulting in wear to the cloth. Light offsetting to the front endpapers with age toning. The wrap is smart with marks, light sunning to the spine, slight rubbing and creasing to the extremities and the odd chip. Tape repairs to the verso. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896Z65
- Title
- Perfumes and Spices - Including an Account of Soaps and Cosmetics The Story of the History, Source, Preparation, and Use of the Spices, Perfumes, Soap, and Cosmetics Which are in Everyday use.
- Author
- A. Hyatt Verrill
- Illustrator
- A. Hyatt Verrill
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L. C. Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- First edition Very scarce Perfumes Cosmetics Very scarce
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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