Pinch Pound Notes by Dingle John (9 results)

Condition: Good. 1954. First Edition. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tight clean book, unmarked but for name stamp to inside front board; in crisp dut jacket with light edgewear.; 240 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. NO DJ, SPINE ROLLED, CLOTH SUNNED, WEAR TO BOARDS, CLOTH WEAR AND KNOCKS AT EXTREMITIES, SOME PLAY IN HINGES, BOARDS BOWED, TANNED ON SIDES, OTHERWISE GOOD. 600 GRAMS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dj. First Edition. Sound tight decent hardcover, no dj, signed "with every good wish, sincerely yours, John L. Dingle" to base of frontis portrait. Also has on flyleaf a neat wedding ceremony gift inscription referring to a reception at "the Hawthorns", Saturday January 26th, 1957. This is the same hotel referred to in the book. Some brown stains to title page otherwise generally clean and square copy. 8vo. Signed by Author.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Condition Notes: Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with fraying to the ends of the much tanned spine. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents lightly toned with age. Private book plate to the pastedown; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.9 kg); pp 240; Includes: Black & white photographs; Frontispiece portrait; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #189518 ||.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tight Firm Clean Read Copy - First Edition - Signed With Inscription By Author Underneath His Photo And Signature Of Previous Owner With Address On Pastedown. Slight Tanning And Foxing Of Pages. Maroon Cloth Hard Cover With Gold Gilt Titled Spine - Slight Wear. Unclipped Jacket With Rubbing, Tanning And Missing Nicks. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Maroon cloth on boards. DJprotected by plastic jacket. John Dingle dreams of becoming a chef, and does so. 240 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition, 8vo, pp240, with frontispiece and other b/w plates. PRESENTATION COPY Signed and Inscribed by Author on frontispiece page. Bound in red cloth: sunned at base of spine; half-title page browned - a copy in overall VG Condition, in worn, but sound pictorial d/w. (Shelf. 200 Bx L) .

Very Good/Very Good dust-jacket has small tear on lower spine. Spine faded; Story of the successful rise of a poor English boy, who became a famous chef; 240 pages.