The Main Cookery Book by Marguerite K. Gompertz
1938. Reprinted. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Purple and beige cloth boards with gilt lettering. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding remains firm. Pen and pencil writings to 9 pages of notes at rear of textblock. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Moderate crushing and fraying to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Heavy wear marks to boards.