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MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 240 pages illustrations 23 cm. Subjects: Dingle, John. Hawthorns Hotel. Cooks ; Biography. Restaurateurs ; Biography. Genre: Biography. Language: English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 370793
Title: A pinch of pound notes
Publisher: London : R. Hart-Davis
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: L G BOOKS, WEYMOUTH, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. NO DJ, SPINE ROLLED, CLOTH SUNNED, WEAR TO BOARDS, CLOTH WEAR AND KNOCKS AT EXTREMITIES, SOME PLAY IN HINGES, BOARDS BOWED, TANNED ON SIDES, OTHERWISE GOOD. 600 GRAMS. Seller Inventory # ABE-1717671545472
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tight clean book, unmarked but for name stamp to inside front board; in crisp dut jacket with light edgewear. ; 240 pages. Seller Inventory # 43314
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dreadnought Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Author. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 240 pp. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket slightly marked and chipped. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Britain/UK; Modern; Biography & Autobiography. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54788. Seller Inventory # 54788
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Bungalow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dj. First Edition. Sound tight decent hardcover, no dj, signed "with every good wish, sincerely yours, John L. Dingle" to base of frontis portrait. Also has on flyleaf a neat wedding ceremony gift inscription referring to a reception at "the Hawthorns", Saturday January 26th, 1957. This is the same hotel referred to in the book. Some brown stains to title page otherwise generally clean and square copy. 8vo. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # L14149
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: M & P BOOKS PBFA MEMBER, Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tight Firm Clean Read Copy - First Edition - Signed With Inscription By Author Underneath His Photo And Signature Of Previous Owner With Address On Pastedown. Slight Tanning And Foxing Of Pages. Maroon Cloth Hard Cover With Gold Gilt Titled Spine - Slight Wear. Unclipped Jacket With Rubbing, Tanning And Missing Nicks. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 008625
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
First Edition, 8vo, pp240, with frontispiece and other b/w plates. PRESENTATION COPY Signed and Inscribed by Author on frontispiece page. Bound in red cloth: sunned at base of spine; half-title page browned - a copy in overall VG Condition, in worn, but sound pictorial d/w. (Shelf. 200 Bx L) . Seller Inventory # 24567
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Maroon cloth on boards. DJprotected by plastic jacket. John Dingle dreams of becoming a chef, and does so. 240 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 011865
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Condition Notes: Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with fraying to the ends of the much tanned spine. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents lightly toned with age. Private book plate to the pastedown; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.9 kg); pp 240; Includes: Black & white photographs; Frontispiece portrait; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #189518 ||. Seller Inventory # 189518
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Very Good/Very Good dust-jacket has small tear on lower spine. Spine faded; Story of the successful rise of a poor English boy, who became a famous chef; 240 pages. Seller Inventory # 41547