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The Yankee Cook Book: An Anthology of Incomparable Recipes from the Six New England States and a Little Something about the People Whose Tradition for Good Eating Is Herein Permanently Recorded
by Wolcott, Imogene
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1963. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Earle, Edwin; Hewes, Alanson B.. The classic New Englanders cookbook, this new edition with updated measurements, portions, & cooking instructions, each recipe complemented with special anecdotes & local Yankee lore. In 398 pages with Index in rear, illustrated throughout with quaint pen-and-ink drawings. Originally published in 1939, this is the New Edition from 1963 (but a Book Club Edition thereof). With rust-colored cloth over boards & white design & lettering to front & spine, the hardcover book is in Near Fine condition, marred only by a light stain to top outside page edges. Else, completely clean & bright, binding tight & square; pages mildly tanned. Former owner's name/address stamp to ffep. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to some chipping (worst at head of spine) & spine fading. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 020444
- Title
- The Yankee Cook Book: An Anthology of Incomparable Recipes from the Six New England States and a Little Something about the People Whose Tradition for Good Eating Is Herein Permanently Recorded
- Author
- Wolcott, Imogene
- Illustrator
- Earle, Edwin; Hewes, Alanson B.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Ives Washburn, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- NEW ENGLAND YANKEE NORTHERNERS CLAM CHOWDER RECIPES COOKING FOOD
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- Americana-Regional History;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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