The Purity-Cook-Book A Practical Housekeeper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
The Purity-Cook-Book A Practical Housekeeper. Published by Western Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited, Toronto, 1937.
Leith, M.V. (illustrator). Revised Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 202pp. with colour and black and white illustrations, index, coupon page. Navy blue cloth boards with white titles. Name and tanning to free endpaper and otherwise contents are in fine condition without markings, tears or folds. Boards are tight and square with light edge rubbing.
First founded in 1905, Purity Flour (named after the "pure white" flour they produced) rose to become the largest flour milling company in Canada. In 1932, they published the Purity Cook Book which featured a variety of recipes incorporating Purity products as well as hundreds of other complimentary recipes for all meals of the day. In 1937, the cookbook was revised to include more modern cooking techniques a fascinating vault of Canadian culinary history.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4932
- Title
- The Purity-Cook-Book A Practical Housekeeper
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- COOKING AND HOME;
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Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
backlanebooks@gmail.com www.backlanebooks.com 604 209-5072
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- Rubbing
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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