Librería: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, Reino Unido Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
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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. N° de ref. del artículo Z0471
Título: Action Cook Book Len Deighton's Guide to ...
Editorial: Jonathan Cape
Año de publicación: 1966
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket
Edición: Reprint
Librería: Hall of Books, Shropshire, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Good. First Penguin Handbooks paperback edition, 1967, in overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers rubbed and tanned to spine and edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 240697
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, Reino Unido
[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. Nº de ref. del artículo: 66180
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Librería: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, Reino Unido
Condición: 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. Nº de ref. del artículo: 3826
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Librería: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, Reino Unido
[Gastronomy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 24cm), pp.138. Publisher's photographic hardcover boards, no jacket. Illustrated throughout, including diagrammatic endpapers. Contents clean, no inscriptions, covers are fresh but for a little dustiness along top edge. A lovely fine copy. Len Deighton's pictorial 'Cook Strips' originally appeared in The Observer. This is the first book-form edition, and the first of several cookery books from the celebrated author. In the '60s, Len Deighton was the chief rival of fellow Cape-published spy writer Ian Fleming, and both authors produced several works on Food & Drink. From the collection of Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). Milward-Oliver p.49. Nº de ref. del artículo: 69965
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Librería: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sur Africa
Hardcover. Condición: 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. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6qqza
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Librería: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: 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)'. Nº de ref. del artículo: 16006
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles