Action Cook Book: Len Deighton's Guide to Eating
Len Deighton
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
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Hardcover
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"Thriller writer and cook extraordinary turns from guns to gastronomy." A wonderful taste of "swinging London", Deighton's cook- strips ran in the Observer for some years and were featured in Harry Palmer's kitchen in 'The Ipcress File'. Covers slightly marked and previous owner's inscription on second (blank) page otherwise in very good bright condition. Seller Inventory # 000816
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Title: Action Cook Book: Len Deighton's Guide to ...
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Len Deighton
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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Action Cook Book Len Deighton's Guide to Eating
Published by
Jonathan Cape, 1966
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Slightly soiled white boards and spine, the latter with two 5 mm splits at its top and a 1.5 cm one at edge of base. Internally library stamp and 1 cm x 7 cm gum mark on first blank. Seller Inventory # Z471
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Action Cook Book. Len Deighton's Guide to Eating
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London: Penguin, Harper Perennial 1967 and 2009, 2009
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
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[Gastronomy] FIRST SOFTCOVER EDITION, and HARDBACK REISSUE. Two volumes. Octavo (20 x 24cm, and 14 x 21cm). Both volumes illustrated throughout. 1967 edition in publisher's photographic covers designed by Raymond Hawkey, reissue in with same artwork, adding a four-line quote from Michael Caine. Both clean copies, with very light handling to softback, the reissue as new. Len Deighton's pictorial 'Cook Strips' originally appeared in The Observer. This is the first of several cookery books from the celebrated author, who originally trained as a chef, including his own illustrations. Michael Caine was a long-time friend of the author, portraying his series character 'Harry Palmer' in five blockbuster spy films. Seller Inventory # 66180
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Action Cook Book. Len Deighton's Guide to Eating
Published by
Jonathan Cape., London., 1965
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. 1965. First edition. Jonathan Cape. London. 1965. First edition. Hardback, oblong octavo; illustrated boards. 138 pages. c. 80 b&w cartoon-strip illustrations. English. 205x245mm. 0.7kg. Very good; light wear to boards, light soiling to boards. Two aspects of Len Deighton's writing - cookery and spy novels - combine in the Action Cook Book. Between 1962 and 1966 Deighton published a weekly "cookstrip" in the Observer. The cookstrip was a cartoon-strip style recipe, where illustration replaced words. The cookstrips are reproduced here, with additional notes, as well as chapters such as 'The Secret Weapon in the Kitchen: the Blender' and 'Bachelor Foods (The Quick Cook)'. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller. Seller Inventory # 3826
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Action Cook Book: Len Deighton's Guide To Eating (Thriller Writer and Cook Extraordinary Turns From Guns to Gastronomy)
Published by
Jonathan Cape London, 1965
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Publication of 138 pages. Appears to Be-Original clean cover. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, a touch edge worn and minor tears on the spine edges. On the first and last pages there are old tape residue marks. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 6qqza
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Action Cook Book: Len Deighton's Guide To Eating
Published by
Jonathan Cape, 1965
Used
Hardcover
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. DEIGHTON, Len Deighton [138] pp. Jonathan Cape Ltd., London 1965 8" x 9 1/2" Cover design by Raymond Hawkey Two aspects of Len Deighton's writing - cookery and spy novels - combine in the Action Cook Book. Between 1962 and 1966 Deighton published a weekly "cook-strip" in the Observer. The cook-strip was a cartoon-strip style recipe, where illustration replaced words. The cook-strips are reproduced here, with additional notes, as well as chapters such as 'The Secret Weapon in the Kitchen: the Blender' and 'Bachelor Foods (The Quick Cook)'. Seller Inventory # 16006
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