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JEROME.M.C.A., HELEN: : THE FINE ART OF COOKING

LONDON.SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS,LTD.,1946.

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UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint edn. [Originally and first published (UK) 1935,a revised impression 1942 and then this edn,the first reprint 1946,under wartime paper-rationing restrictions.] VG+/GOOD+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Matt,slightly grubbed pale green background with green lettering to front panel with sporadic foxing/ spotting,ubiquitously darkened spine/ backstrip with approx 1" portion loss at head - missing author's first name,and small closed tears at foot to front+rear gutter's fold/crease,lightly grubbed rear panel with publisher's advert for author's other work and critics' reviews.Some negligible shelf-wear,with bumping, creasing with fold-overs and ageing to top edges,corner tips with rubbing.chipping and minimal loss,still approx. 99% present.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but still bright,clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original orange paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,dark brown ink vignette illustration and lettering to front,spine/backstrip with brown lettering, rear board/cover,plain and undecorated,clean plain white eps,both hinge eps solid and sound without any splits,tears or cracking - a small split at foot to reverse of half-title page - but hinge is not affected.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st reprint,5-302pp [paginated] includes foreword by Mrs.Vincent R. Hoare (President of W.I.), contents list/table, 25 sections/chapters includes over 430 recipes,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title with contemporary b/w photographic frntis to its reverse,title page,and 2pp blank,unused Notes pages at rear. N.B. 'BOOK PRODUCTION WAR ECONOMY STANDARD' .'The paper and binding of this book conform to the authorised economy standard' advice/notification to recto of title page.A very uncommon example with a dw/dj,in a book of its age,and given it's period of production,i.e. 1940-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of cheap paper stock generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers.Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded.With war-time paper rationing and conservation of that and other materials,pulping was actively encouraged, so publishers with restricted and limited quantities for publishing,opted towards highly acidic and therefore cheaper paper, allowing for more books to be produced. Books made with this cheaper material tend to degrade faster,exhibiting several faults,blemishes,foxing/spotting etc.,and subsequently are uncommon and harder to find in a particularly fine condition. Another uncommonly presentable item,the book has survived exceptionally well, particularly with the dw/dj's protection and unusually,without the usual major discolouration and other imperfections usually encountered or expected in a cookery book of this age and era. An authoritative book on the planning, preparation and serving of good-class dinners and luncheons.It is a complete guide to the finer details of Culinary art,intended for housewives,housekeepers, and cooks,fro teeachers and advanced students of cookery in Polytechnics, evening schools,and trade classes,for members of the hotel and catering trades, and for all others who are interested in the preparation and tasteful serving of attractive and whollesome fare. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint edn.
Not SIGNED.

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