Oyster, The - Where, How and When to Find, Breed, Cook and Eat It
Published by Trübner & Co., London, 1863
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Books & Bygones, Reading, United KingdomBooks & Bygones
AbeBooks seller since May 27, 1999
Condition: Used - Fair
US$ 347.89
Quantity: 1 available
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106 pages. Clean tight book, unfortunately the spine has been repaired with green tape. Wood engraved frontispiece and wood engravings on title-page and first page of text, all by George Cruikshank. Two of the wood engravings are repeated in colour on the front and back boards. Various related newspaper cuttings tipped to front endpapers. Cagle 911, Axford p312 (misdated 1959), Bitting p588 all have details of the first edition. . Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 18561
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Oyster, The - Where, How and When to Find, Breed, Cook and Eat It
- Author
- Hall, Herbert Byng and Murray, Eustace Clare Grenville
- Publisher
- Trübner & Co., London
- Publication year
- 1863
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket - as issued
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Cruikshank, George
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Cookery, Cookery - 19th Century, Cookery - Seafood
Books & Bygones
Reading, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since May 27, 1999
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A member of ABE since 1983 we have over 13,000 books in stock - covering hundreds of subjects. We have over 4,500 cookery and food, which is our main interest. Our Websites are www.booksbygones.com and www.oldandvintagecookbooks.co.uk
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