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First edition of Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
BOURDAIN, Anthony.
A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2001.
First edition of renowned chef Anthony Bourdain's autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Philippe Lajaunie.
Price: $55.00 Item Number: 145117
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First edition of George Clinch's English Hops: A History of Cultivation and Preparation for the Market from the Earliest Times
CLINCH, George.
English Hops: A History of Cultivation and Preparation for the Market from the Earliest Times.
London: McCorquodale & Co. Ltd, 1919.
First edition of Clinch's history of hop cultivation. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 115808
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First Edition of John McPhee's Giving Good Weight; Inscribed by Him
MCPHEE, John.
Giving Good Weight.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.
First edition of this collection of McPhee's classic essays. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Len Byrd all best John." Additionally signed by John McPhee on the title page.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 2133
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Finely bound example of Berchoux's classic poem La Gastronomie ou L'Homme Des Champs A Table
BERCHOUX, J.
La Gastronomie ou L’Homme Des Champs A Table. Poeme Didactique En IV Chants.
Paris: Chez Giguet et Michaud, 1805.
Finely bound example of Berchoux's epic gastronomical poem. 12mo, bound in one quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Engraved frontispiece and other engravings throughout. In near fine condition. Tasteful bookplate to the front free endpaper. A charming example.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 96179
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First Edition of Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef's Daughter, with Recipes; Warmly Inscribed by Alice Waters
WATERS, Alice with Bob Carrau; Illustrations by Ann Arnold.
Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef’s Daughter, with Recipes.
New York: The Viking Press, 2016.
First edition of this work for anyone who loves France, food and adventure. Quarto, illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Alexis with love, Alice Waters." Fine in a fine dust jacket, gift inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Ann Arnold.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 45672
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First edition of Star Chamber Revels (Or, The Fountayne of Justice); signed by Andre L. Simon
SIMON, Andre L.
Star Chamber Revels (Or, The Fountayne of Justice). A Satyre Acted on Friday the eleventh day of June, in the yeare 1602 by the then Lords of the Queen Elizabeth’s most honourable Council.
Peekskill: Printed by Crosby Gaige, 1937.
First edition of Andre L. Simon's retelling of a day in the life of the Lords of the Star Chamber. Octavo, original boards, engraved headpiece and tailpiece. Signed by the author at the conclusion of his introduction. Very good in the rare original glassine.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 115807
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Rare Third Edition of 'Ali-Bab's' Massive Practical Gastronomy
ALI-BAB (HENRI BABINSKI),.
Gastronomie pratique: Etudes Culinaires Suives du Traitment de l’Obisité des Gourmands.
Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1925.
Third edition of Henri Babinski's Practical Gastronomy. Quarto, in the original wrappers bound into full cloth with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt, pictorial endpapers. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the pastedown.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 90477
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First Edition of Jane Goodall's Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating; Signed by Her
GOODALL, Jane with Gary McAvoy and Gail Hudson.
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating.
New York: Warner Books, 2005.
First edition of "one of those rare, truly great books that can change the world" (John Robbins). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jane Goodall on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anne Twomey.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 117849
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Rare Second Edition of Reed's Liquor Licensing Laws of Ireland
REED, Andrew.
The Liquor Licensing Laws of Ireland and Innkeeper’s Guide.
Dublin: Alex Thom & Co, 1881.
Rare second edition of Reed's Liquor Licensing Laws of Ireland. Small octavo, original cloth, paper spine label. In very good condition. Cancelled library stamp to the front free endpaper, ownership signatures to the title page.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 105545
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Alexis Lichine's New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits; Inscribed by Him
LICHINE, Alexis.
Alexis Lichine’s New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967.
Early printing of the revised edition of this comprehensive guide to wines and spirits. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Dan Chapin best wishes Alexis Lichine on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R. Scuddellari. In collaboration with William Fifield and with the assistance of Jonathan Bartlett, Jane Stockwood, and John Laird.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 76091
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Limited Librarie Dardel Edition of Lucien Tendret's La Table Au Pays De Brillat-Savarin
TENDRET, Lucien.
La Table Au Pays De Brillat-Savarin.
Chambery: Librairie Dardel, 1934.
Limited Librarie Dardel edition of Tendret's best-known work, published posthumously by his direct descendants as a strict reproduction of the original 1892 printing. Octavo, original wrappers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Tendret in 1885. One of 1750 numbered copies, this is number 1390. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 110841
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"Nothing promises pleasure more readily that the words 'freshly baked'": First edition of Baking With Julia; signed by Julia Child and with an autograph card signed by her laid in
GREENSPAN, Dorie. [Julia Child].
Baking With Julia.
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1996.
First edition of Child's baking cookbook, based on her PBS series Baking With Julia. Quarto, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Gentl & Hyers. Signed by Julia Child on the half-title page. Jacket design by Vertigo Design, NYC. Jacket photographs by Gentl & Hyers. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 116413
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First edition of L'Abbe Valentin Dufour's Une Question Historique 1720-1868; in the rare original glassine
DUFOUR, L'Abbe Valentin.
Une Question Historique 1720-1868.
Paris: Librarie de F. Bouquette, 1868.
First edition of L'Abbe Valentin Dufour's historic dissertation on the consumption of horseflesh. Duodecimo, original wrappers as issued, engraved initials. In near fine condition, in the rare original glassine.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 96211
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First edition of Charles Baker's The Esquire Culinary Companion; signed by him
BAKER, Charles H.
The Esquire Culinary Companion: Being an Exotic Cookery Book Or, Around Europe with Knife, Fork, and Spoon.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1959.
First edition of Baker's famed Esquire Culinary Companion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Charles H. Baker Jr." Near fine in the original slipcase which is in very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 127386
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First Edition of M. Parmentier's Instruction Sur Les Moyens De Suppleer le Sucre
PARMENTIER, M.
Instruction Sur Les Moyens De Suppleer le Sucre Dans Les Principaux Usages Qu’on En Fait Pour La Medecine Et L’Economie Domestique.
A Paris: Chez Maquignon aine, Librarie, rue de lEcole de Medecine, 1808.
First edition of this rare work on vinification. Octavo, contemporary if not original wrappers. In very good condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 114368
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William Buchan's Domestic Medicine: Or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines; from the library of American journalist William Safire
BUCHAN, William [William Safire].
Domestic Medicine: Or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines.
London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Caldwell and W. Davies, Strand; and J. Balfour, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1803.
Early printing of the book that brought detailed descriptions of the causes and prevention of diseases to the domestic home for the first time. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Title page, advertisement and preface supplied in facsimile. From the library of William Safire, although not marked. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a…
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 129584
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First Edition of Hugh Johnson's Modern Encyclopedia of Wine; Signed by Him
JOHNSON, Hugh.
Hugh Johnson’s Modern Encyclopedia of Wine.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Hugh Johnson. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 119739
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First Edition of Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits; Signed by Him
LICHINE, Alexis.
Alexis Lichine’s Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967.
First edition of this comprehensive guide to wines and spirits. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Alexis Lichine on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Illustrated with 52 specially prepared maps.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 75083
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First Edition of Hugh Johnson's Wine
JOHNSON, Hugh.
Wine.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966.
First edition of this early work by the foremost wine expert in the world. Quarto, original cloth, with line drawings by Owen Wood, seven color maps. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145332