in full red and black cloth blocked in cream
unclipped dust wrapper showing price 10s
Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and front cover
the binding is shaken with pages beginning to come loose if not handled with care
often touted as Folio Society's finest
French Provincial Cooking Agatha Christie in full red and blackFrench 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