light foxing and thumbing marks throughout
bright and tightly-bound pages
Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and front cover
often touted as Folio Society's finest
the binding is shaken with pages beginning to come loose if not handled with care
French Provincial Cooking Agatha Christie light foxing and thumbing marksFrench Provincial Cooking, Elizabeth David. London: The Folio Society, 2008. Unsure of printing number, as the copy is sealed. Preface by Simon Hopkinson, decorations by Juliet Renny, watercolours by Sophie MacCarthy. 252 186 42 mm. Pp. [iv] vixxv [xxvixxviii], [1] 2500: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 100, 117, 148, 212, 229, 277, 292 and 420). Type: Bembo. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in quarter dark