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World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since April 6, 2009
1942. First Edition. 267 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with silver lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Silver lettering has become dull. Seller Inventory # 1724071623MEP
Title: Come Into the Garden, Cook
Publisher: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 1942
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1942. 267 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1698830619ADA
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1945. Reprinted. 267 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen writings to back free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. Seller Inventory # 1732180323ABS
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1942 first edition, only the remains of the wraps, rear and small patrt of the dust jacket's spine remain. Page edges tanned, foxing, owner's inscripiton and the first few pages have a creased corner. Seller Inventory # pb330-225-0529
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request. Seller Inventory # mon0001603541
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth, top edge green (near Fine), dustwrapper (partial loss at head of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 267, illus with b&w drawings in text by Lesley Blanch (publisher's File stamp on upper cover of dustwrapper and front free endpaper; no inscriptions). Seller Inventory # 188674
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Seller: GN Books and Prints, Inverness, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lesley Blanch (illustrator). First. Come into the Garden, Cook by Constance Spry, with illustrations by Lesley BlanchHardback, 1942, first edition, illustrated, published by J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, London, 267 pages.Sextodecimo/16mo. Measures 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" by 1". No dust jacket. Green cloth binding, flexible boards, with some scuffing and a little discolouration to spine and board edges and some signs of shelf wear. Corners bumped and quite soft due to flexible nature of boards. Binding a bit slack at spine but reasonably good overall, hinges intact and textblock quite firm. Some browning, scuffing and light foxing to page edges. Some foxing endpapers, the odd mark throughout but page surfaces are generally quite clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information. 267 pp. n. Seller Inventory # BIBLIO-004
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THE BOARDS ARE RUBBED AND THERE ARE SPECKLED STAINED MARKS TO BOTH SIDES. THE CORNERS ARE BUMPED. THE SPINE IS RUBBED AND HAS SOME STAINS. BOTH ENDS OF THE SPINE ARE BUMPED. THERE IS FOXING TO THE PAGE EDGES. BOTH HINGES HAVE CRACKED AND THE BINDING IS EXPOSED. THERE IS A SMALL TEAR TO THE BASE OF PAGE NUMBER 23. THERE IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF LIGHT FOXING INSIDE. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. SOME PAGES HAVE LIGHT CREASES. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK. Seller Inventory # 27.09.2021/KP/SHELF512/401/CRF28-7-21
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Light toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, toning, small tears and creasing. Seller Inventory # 9999-9993455151
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 4th Edition. 1946. Fourth printing.The book has been rebound by Truslove and Hanson in dark green half calf. There is a small slightly lighter water mark to the middle of the front cover. The text is clean and neat, and the delicious decorations by Leslie Blanch, are both perfect - no marks or stains at all as is usual for some cookery books. A very nice copy of a rare classic. Seller Inventory # 008464
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. pp XI, 267. 1st printing. Joints a little weak, otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 037724
Quantity: 1 available