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Fair (no dj, worn brown cloth boards both heavily bleached (?damp), back hinge broken but board still attached by unbroken endpapers, no foxing and pages generally clean but several pages in last chapter and index are lightly stained and very dusty and grubby) 12mo 128pp. No date of publication but looks 1930s. Jellies, creams, fruit dishes, cold puddings and ices. 350 recipes. B/w frontis and 7 b/w plates. Adverts to endpapers.
VG/VG First Edition. DJ is a litlle tatty and worn around the edges. Endpapers are quite browned, otherwise no significant faults. Octavo 183pp with illustration throughout. Traditional guide to making a varity of sweet dishes.
2005352 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: Orchids; Kolkata's many modes of transport; Durga Puja captures the spirit of Kolkata; The Coffee House of Kolkata; Temple of Goddess Kali on the banks of the Hooghly in Kolkata; Kolkata's Writer's Building; Bengal sweets; The quiet environs of Dakshineswar; Salaam Kolkata; Beyond Maach and Mishti; Alpona - decorative floor art; College Street in Kolkata; The Dalhousie SquareSantiniketan; River Tons rafting; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
194674 pages. Fiction: Straw Hat Circuit; Candlelight and Salt Pork; A Little Fire; Sleep, My Love (part 2 of 5); The Wonderful Race at Rimrock; Come Back, Come Back. Articles: Who is a Negro - the problem of lightskin colored folks who pass as whites; St. George and the Marxian Dragon - a report on the first year of Britain's experiment in socialism; All-America Water Queens - The A.A.U. picks a team of the nation's 14 best girl swimmers; What George Bernard Shaw thinks at Ninety; The Truth About Henry Kaiser - this, part 2 of 3, deals chiefly with his invasion of the automobile industry; The Scholar and the Sprout - Life with Uncle Roger at Mrs. McTiver's Cape Cod boardinghouse. Nice ads include: Seiberling tires; Life Savers candies; Nice color ad for GMC Trucks; Sensational color centerfold ad for the new Chevrolet; Talon ad features color photo of woman in corset; Nice two-color two-page Buick ad; Nice one-page color ad for Mercury cars; One-page color ad for Pontiac's new 1946 DeLuxe Station Wagon; Corby's Whiskey - with golf photos; Great color photo ad for Canadian Club inside back cover features logging scenes in northern British Columbia; Lucky Strike ad on back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1961126 pages. Features: The Life England's Queen Lives with her husband, her children, and her job - Part I of 3; Romantic Suspense Novel - Condensed and complete; Five Miracle Do-Overs to Please the Man in your life; Unforbidden sweets for calorie counters! Live well on $2500 a year; Should a man marry a woman who's trying to reform him?; Beautiful sweaters you can trip; How I lost 130 pounds; Greer Garson dramatizes food; Woodlawn Plantation - the most famous wedding present in America; Matilda and Emanuel Ekblad - life before and after retirement. Dr. Roy Deal and his wife Edith in retirement. Ads: Great two-page colour photo ad for Frigidaire fridges; Cutex lipsticks; Sunkist lemons; and many more. Average wear. Chips from spine. Some soiling and minor moisture marks to back cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
1983Features: The Essence of Tiffany's; Robert Chucka - the Olde Cabinetmaker;; Ballet-Rouse; Bob Bernhard - Dolphins and Dollhouses; In Santa Fe - The House That Jean and Julie Built; Ken Dettling - A Cowboy at Heart; Susan Forrest - Painted Prairie Flower; Sylvia Brinkley - Dollmaker with Empathy; DIY - Sweets for your Sweetheart; Joann's Roses and Valentines; Room of the Month - Furnishing the Great Outdoors; Playtime Pals; Nova Kilns - space age technology for miniaturists; Building with Bob - Electrification; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
187016 pages. Contents: The Song of the Wind; Cover photo of winter wrappings for children from 1 to fourteen years old; Little Things; Manners Upon the Road; New York Fashions - winter wrappings, winter bonnets, round hats, kid gloves, new fabrics; Personal; Sweets of Married Life; Cravats, Fichus, Collars; Velvet hats and bonnets; Margaret's Share; Uncongeniality; Gorgeous centerfold illustraions of Ladies' Winter Wrappings; The Cryptogram - continued; Before leaving for the war - illusration of a praying scene in Brittany; Crochet and Passementerie Trimmings for Winter Wrappings; Silk Cord Edging; Crochet Edging; Silk Cord Edging; Passementerie and Crochet Trimmings for winter wrappings; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
1952Pages 969-1012. Features: Great colour ad for Standard Triumph (cars) features Christmas church bell-ringers; Cover photo of the Queen with the leaders of the Commonwealth; Nice one-page Rolex ad features woodcut illustration of a gardener by Eric Fraser; Photo of the Scottish Court of Chivalry; Nice one-page photo of the summit of Everest 8,000 feet above the recent Swiss expedition, plus four other great half-page photos of the expedition; Interesting photos of the home fleet's arctic cruise - testing protective clothing in the far north; Two pages of photos of miniature Queens from the Lilian Lunn doll collection; National Service Under review; First stamps of Elizabeth's reign; The Duchess of Kent's return; Colour centerfold illustration of the historic gems now in the regalia of British sovereigns; Three colour-photos of the people and homes of the North Cameroons - the Fali, a mountain people who believe humans were first taught knowledge by a toad; Nice one-page series of illustrations show how diamonds are processed at a large Amsterdam works; Malayan Navy photos; photo of a German WWII two-man submarine with torpedoe still attached - found near Alkmaar, 20 miles from Amsterdam; Fresh masterpieces discovered in the palace of the Byzantine Emperors; Food, Bacteria and Farming; Two half-page photos illustrate the siege of Na-Sam, the fortified airstrip in northwest indo-china in which 10,000 to 15,000 French Union troops faced three communist divisions; Photos of personalities of the week, including figure skater Miss V. Osborn and Cicely Hamilton who passed away on December 6th; Photo of the Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya touring the Abadan refinery; Photo of Jomo Kenyatta at Kapenguria in handcuffs; Photo of the recent Swiss Everest team; Photo of the remains of the native township of Albertynsville, near Johannesburg; Photo of a huge underground nazi WWII petrol storage tank; Charming full-colour ad for Meltis' New Berry Fruits candies inside back cover; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover features Christmas/New Year theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
1907Pages 321-360 plus xx pages of ads. Features: Mrs. Guy Norman's Sicilian Garden - The Seat and Canopy in the Garden Wall, plus color cover photo of her garden; Notable American Gardens - Mrs. Guy Norman's Sicilian Garden at Beverly Cove, MA; Historic Mansions of the James River - I - "Martin's Brandon," the Home of the Harrisons (including one-page photo of front entrance pocked with civil war bullet holes; Wonders of the Gourd Vine; Curtains and Draperies; The Wild Garden - a Plea for our Native Plants; An Old Brick House of Interesting Form at Wellesley Hills, MA - built for E.H. Fay, Esq.; The Summer Home of Thomas Nash, Esq., at East Hampton, Long Island; Something Concerning Driveways; The House of J.J. Storrow, Esq., Lincoln, MA; New Ant Lore; Great one-page photo-illustrated ad for the Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. and its porcelain enameled ware; Photo ad for Flandrau & Co., maker of Automobile Bodies and Carriages; One-page illustrated ad for Chickering & Sons pianos; Charming back cover two-color photo ad for Lenox Chocolates / Necco Sweets made by the New England Confectionary Co.; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
1936Pages 999- 1042. Features: Cover photo of destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire; Photo of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, the armaments financier, with his wife; Page of photos of Italy's naval review for Adm. Horthy; Book review of "Walkabout", by Lord Moyne; Page of photos of New Guinea's strange customs and creatures; 10 photos of naval vessels controlled by Gen. Franco and by the Spanish government; One-page pictorial map of Barcelona, with its harbour and buildings, and an inset map showing the position of the safety zone for foreign and neutral ships; Three pages of photos of the highest peak ever climbed, 25,660 foot Nanda Devi, and climbers upon her; Photos of Dr. T. D. A. Cockerell with Grey Owl and his wife; Photos of Crystal Palace before and after the tragic fire; Lovely colour centrefold painting of the town of Paarl, South Africa, by Montague B. Black; Charming one page colour ad for McVitie & Price's Christmas specialties - biscuits and sweets; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Edwin Deller, Capt. E. C. Cobb, J. T. Christie, R. Gibson, Adm. Sir Reginald Tupper, H. L. French, Carl von Ossietzky, Maj. J. W. B. Tindall, Emil Stickling, the Duke of Kent, Adm. Horthy, and King Victor Emmanuel; Photo of Von Ribbentrop and Viscount Mushakoyi signing German- Japanese Pact in Berlin; Photo of Italian subs under construction; Photo of Stalin introducing new Soviet Constitution; Photo of the Tori Khel tribe handing over rifles to a British agent; Photo of the opening of Egypt's parliament under the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty; One page Harrods ad features practical clothing items; Four illustrated pages of suggested Christmas gifts; Full-page Egyptian travel ad; Half-page German travel ad; Half-page Bentley sports car ad; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound a vintage copy. Magazine
19301930 First Edition. ix, [1], 128 pages. Index. Seven pages of black and white photographic plates, one of which is secured in place with archival tape. "Written for the home candy-maker who wishes to make something better than the average homemade candy; also for those who wish to make candy of a professional type yet not in large amounts." - Preface. Unmarked. Binding somewhat tender. Somewhat above-average wear to blue cloth-covered boards. A worthy copy of this charming vintage candy recipe book. Book
2005No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 512pp. Over 200 irresistible recipes for total indulgence, shown step-by-step in over 1400 photographs.
2007No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 184pp. A mouth-watering collection of chocolate based recipes to tempt you. Well illustrated.
1980No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly sunned boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Comprehensive work on puddings and desserts with a wealth of recipes. Illustrated.
1994rif. DADAX0195090527OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1994-04-07. Revised ed. paperback. New. 9.22x6.15x0.67. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS paperback
2018rif. x-1498562965Lexington Books 2018. Hardcover. New. 275 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Lexington Books hardcover
2024rif. x-1666936359Lexington Books 2024. Hardcover. New. 414 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.34 inches. Lexington Books hardcover
rif. 0195037510.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 6562983Oxford University Press OUP . Papeback. New. pp. 320 Oxford University Press OUP unknown
rif. 9576585317.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 9576585295.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2003rif. Q-0889682844Charlton Press 2003-10-01. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Charlton Press paperback
2004rif. Q-0889682933Charlton Press 2004-09-01. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Charlton Press paperback
1994rif. Q-0195090527Oxford University Press 1994-04-07. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press paperback
1930rif. 219202Japan. No date. Circa1930. Volumes II and III of a three-volume series. A delightful pair of sketchbooks of watercolour designs for Japanese sweets or wagashi. Vol. II: 40pp. Vol. III: 40pp. Both volumes: 20.4 x 14.8cm; watercolour illustration and manuscript title on the upper cover of each volume; browning throughout covers a little worn still a delightful and unusual pair. This two-volume set of watercolour sketchbooks features delicately drawn designs and design concepts for Japanese sweets wagashi 和菓子. The volume titles suggest that the set was originally issued in three parts. Each page is filled with watercolour illustrations and brief handwritten captions presenting imaginative designs that reflect the seasonality of wagashi production. Accordingly the sketches include motifs such as New Year celebratory patterns seasonal flowers and scenic landscapes all translated into sweet designs. . unknown