Creative Cooking-Nicholas Roosevelt-SIGNED! -TRUE First Edition/1st Printing-RARE
Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First Edition/First Printing of Creative Cooking by Nicholas Roosevelt. SIGNED, TRUE First Editions of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find! Hardcover with its original, price-clipped, First State dust jacket.
Published by Harper & Brothers: New York, 1958. Boldly SIGNED on the first, blank page by the celebrated author/writer!
NOT inscribed to anyone, simply and elegantly SIGNED by the great Nicholas Roosevelt! A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present! This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition! The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean!Some general/shelf wear along with creases/rips/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! There is also small old bookstore sticker attached to the rear pastedown/inside rear board! The sticker/area has been closely photographed for your consideration. Please note the wear to the spine, particularly near/along the top edge! A portion of the spine, near/along the top edge, is no longer present.
We closely photographed for this area/wear for your consideration. All of the wear previously mentioned, particularly near/along the top edge of the spine, is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original, First State dust jacket is price-clipped, otherwise fully intact. Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.There are also some large marks on the inside of the dust jacket! Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges. The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is considerable and very clearly visible! Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!