The Kitchen Encyclopaedia

1946. First Edition. 717 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates throughout. Pages are heavily tanned with mild foxing. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Mild cracking to rear hinge, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Moderate tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Mild water stains and droplets to boards. Mild erosion to upper edge of front board.