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Synopsis
Spanning over half a million years, this describes the world history of food and the way in which food has influenced the whole course of human development.
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xiv 424p paperback, 16 halftone plates, many figures in text, bibliography, index, very good condition
Review
A powerful spellbinder...gives us extraordinary insights into our past (Colin Spencer in the Guardian)
Wondrous (Paul Levy in the Observer)
The book that makes all your cookbooks make sense...Bulging with information, anecdote, scholarly detail and unscholarly wit. Cooks, historians, novelists, eaters: everyone should read this (Nigella Lawson in the Spectator)
A fascinating detective story (Frances Bissell in The Times)
Wit and erudition combine in a survey of man's search for food and how it has directed history and shaped the course of religion and society, exploration and technology. A banquet for everyone (Observer)
Meticulously researched and packed with interesting facts (Time Out)
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Food in History (Penguin Cookery Library)
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Seller Inventory # CHL9958639
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Food in History (Penguin Cookery Library)
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Seller Inventory # CHL10371885
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Food in History (Penguin Cookery Library)
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Food in History
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Northwestern University Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0140469214
ISBN 13: 9780140469219
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 8513727-6
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Food in History
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Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0140469214
ISBN 13: 9780140469219
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Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Spanning over half a million years, this describes the world history of food and the way in which food has influenced the whole course of human development. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002687267
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Food in History
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780140469219. Seller Inventory # 8586726
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Food in History
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Food in History
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Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780140469219. Seller Inventory # 8975952
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Food in History. Second Edition.
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Series: Penguin Cookery Library xiv 424p paperback, 16 halftone plates, many figures in text, bibliography, index, very good condition Language: English. Seller Inventory # 35358
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Food in History New, fully rev. and updated edition
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London, Penguin Books,, 1988
ISBN 10: 0140469214
ISBN 13: 9780140469219
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21 cm, Softcover, Fadenbindung
Seller: Baues Verlag Rainer Baues , Bremen, Germany
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21 cm, Softcover, Fadenbindung. Condition: Gut. 4. Auflage. 424 Seiten. Englischer Text. Enband etwas berieben mit kleinen Gebrauchsspuren. Gut. 9780140469219 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 580. Seller Inventory # 1727
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