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Beer, Gunter & Jaros, Patrik

The Cook's Encyclopedia

Bath, UK: Parragon Books, 2010.
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Beer, Gunter & Jaros, Patrik. The Cook's Encyclopedia: the ultimate guide for all cooks. Parragon Books: Bath, UK 2010. 4to (280x220mm) pict dj, pict bds 768pp.

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