Eat, Drink, & Be Merry: The British at Table 1600-2000 Tapa dura - 2000

London : Philip Wilson Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Contents: Feasting and celebrating -- Dinner is served -- The great British breakfast -- Teatime -- The great outdoors -- A meal for the millennium. Subjects: Fairfax House (York, England) ; Exhibitions; Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood (London, England) ; Exhibitions; Assembly House (Norwich, England) ; Exhibitions; Food habits England ; Exhibitions; Drinking customs England ; Exhibitions; Dinners and dining England ; Exhibitions; Kitchen utensils; Cooking and Eating Utensils; Food Habits history; Drinking Behavior history.

UsedVeryGood. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. The dust jacket has minor damage or small tear. This is a hardcover copy. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 168 pages illustrated in b&w and color. Issued in conjunction with a series of 2000-2001 exhibitions that trace "the evolution of our national meals through an exploration of English paintings. Works by masters such as Van Aken, Zoffany and Vanessa Bell provide convincing proof that the food of the past gives us a keen insight into the social life of our ancestors. Authentic re-creations of period meal setttings and decorative art objects associated with the table complete the plcture, offering a rare glimpse into the eating habits of British men and women from the reign of Elizabeth I to that of Elizabeth II." Clean copy. Record # 382100

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London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2000. Hardcover. VG (Page edges are tanning lightly; otherwise clean and crisp.). Orange-red buckram, red & color illus. dust jacket, 168 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a series of 2000-2001 exhibitions that trace "the evolution of our national meals through an exploration of English paintings. Works by masters such as Van Aken, Zoffany and Vanessa Bell provide convincing proof that the food of the past gives us a keen insight into the social life of our ancestors. Authentic re-creations of period meal setttings and decorative art objects associated with the table complete the plcture, offering a rare glimpse into the eating habits of British men and women from the reign of Elizabeth I to that of Elizabeth II." (dj) Lavishly illustrated, and fun for browsing.

Philip Wilson Publishers, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Painting illustration to jacket with title in white lettering; 2000, Philip Wilson Publishers; 168 pages; "Eat, Drink & Be Merry: The British at Table 1600-2000," by Ivan Day.