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Complete Set of The Macallan James Bond Set
The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary Release Decade I-VI [Full Set].
Through a behind the scenes exploration of the James Bond archives this release celebrates 007 and The Macallan as modern innovators linked by their Scottish heritage. The Macallan and James Bond are bound together by our shared Scottish heritage, innovative nature and the pursuit of excellence. We have created a remarkable collection comprising six limited edition bottles inspired by each of The Six Decades of Bond, telling the story of innovation over 60 years and the pioneering character attributes of James Bond and The Macallan. The packaging of each bottle features an original illustrative design and colour to denote the…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145007
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Rare First Editions Of Mastering The Art Of French Cooking Volumes 1 & 2; Both volumes signed by Julia Child and volume one is signed by Simone Beck
CHILD, Julia; Simone Beck; Louisette Bertholle.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961-70.
First editions of both volumes of this classic cook book. Quarto, 2 volumes, original illustrated boards. Volume one is boldly signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the title page. Volume two is signed by Julia Child on the title page. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Drawings by Paul Child. Typography, binding and jacket design by Warren Chappell. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional set, rare signed in both volumes and in this condition.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146310
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Min Ron Nee's Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars
NEE, Min Ron; Honorary Consultant Adriano Martínez Rius.
An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars.
Interpro Business Corporation, 2005.
Rare second edition of this illustrated reference guide of brands produced since the Revolution with corrections on errors in the first printing. Quarto, original white boards, illustrated with charts and color images of cigars and cigar cases. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 146219
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“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since”: First Edition of Salvador Dali's Les Diners De Gala; inscribed by him to famed French chef Jean Vergnes with an original drawing
DALI, Salvador.
Les Diners de Gala.
New York: Felicie, Inc. Publishers, 1973.
First edition of this extravagant, lavishly illustrated cookbook created by Dalí in honor of his wife, Gala. Quarto, original color-printed pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Translated by Captain J. Peter Moore. Association copy, inscribed by Salvador Dali with a double-page inscription and drawing on the copyright page and opposite page, "For Jean Vergnes 1976 Le oen de la Cuisine Dali." Dali has added an original portrait of Vergnes and a dripping spoon. With an additional presentation card inscribed by famed American restaurant critic Gael Greene laid in on Greene's custom stationary, "To Jean Vergnes with love from his great…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 143318
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"Here's How": First Edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book; inscribed by Harry Craddock
CRADDOCK, Harry.
The Savoy Cocktail Book.
London: Constable & Company, 1930.
First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half black cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harry Craddock on the verso of the dedication page and first page of the Preface, "Here's How" Harry Craddock To my dear friend Myra October '30." Rare and desirable signed by Craddock.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 132103
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"What would dinner be without a cocktail?": First edition of Frank Meier's The Artistry of Mixing Drinks; inscribed by Judy Garland, Bob Considine, Irving Berlin and several others to George Rose of the Ritz Bar, Paris
MEIER, Frank. [Judy Garland; Bob Considine; Irving Berlin].
The Artistry of Mixing Drinks.
Paris: Fryam Press, 1936.
First edition of Meier's classic work on the art of mixing cocktails. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by Judy Garland, "To George - Sincerely Judy Garland"; on the verso of the front free endpaper by Irving Berlin, "To Mr. George Rose, Who should remember that the morning after the night before is sometimes very sour. Berlin"; and on the half-title page by Bob Considine, "For George good guy! Bob Considine." The recipient, George Rose was a regular patron of the Ritz Bar which gained a reputation over the years for its glamorous cocktail…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 133015
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First Edition of Dorothy Hartley's Food In England; Lengthily Signed by Her
HARTLEY, Dorothy.
Food In England.
London: Macdonald, 1954.
First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley's own strong, detailed and lively illustrations. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "D. Hartley. the author- with remembrances of our meetings-at the National!" Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Exceptionally rare signed, we trace no other examples.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 131335
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First Edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book; Inscribed by Harry Craddock to the Headwaiter of Sovrani's Restaurant
CRADDOCK, Harry.
The Savoy Cocktail Book.
London: Constable, 1930.
First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Robert Best Wishes and luck with the shaking - Harry C. 1931." The recipient was a personal friend of Harry's and Headwaiter employed in the 1920s at Sovrani's Restaurant. Giovanni Sovrani was employed at The Savoy in London which he left in 1927 to open his own restaurant in Jermyn Street in 1927. Laid in is a note of provenance from the recipient's son explaining the casual nature of…
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 96515
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"CANDY MAKING, AS A PASTIME FOR YOUNG FOLKS, IS NOT TO BE SURPASSED": FIRST EDITION OF AUNT BABBETTE'S HOME CONFECTIONERY
KRAMER, Bertha F.
“Aunt Babette’s” Home Confectionery.
Chicago and Cincinnati: Bloch Publishing & Printing Co, 1893.
First edition of this early collection of confectionery recipes published as a companion to the author's first book, Aunt Babette's Cook Book, the first American Jewish cookbook to become a best-seller in 1889. Also published by Bloch Publishing Company, the oldest Jewish printing house in the United States, Aunt Babette's Cook Book was perhaps so successful because of the extensive inclusion of non-Kosher recipes, reflecting the early assimilation tendencies of the 19th-century Reform Jewish movement. Small octavo, original cloth. In good condition.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 75073
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"There are wines listed in this book that give us a great sense of pleasure, and there are others that help in refreshing one's spirit": Rare Original Calligraphic Le Cirque Wine List; inscribed by front room captain Joseph C. Garni to Le Cirque co-founder Jean Vergnes
GARNI, Joseph C. [Jean Vergnes].
Le Cirque Carte Des Vins. [Original Le Cirque Wine List].
[1974].
The original Le Cirque wine list used prior to the restaurant cataloging their wine cellar and printing a commercial style wine list, presented by front room captain Joseph C. Garni to Le Cirque co-founder Jean Vergnes. Quarto, bound in full leather with "Carte Des Vins Le Cirque" stamped in gilt, gilt ruling, and scrolling to the front panel, watered moiré silk endleaves, 14 pages contained in laminated sleeves, text in calligraphy decorated with hand-colored borders, the list contains sections of Champagnes, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, wines of the Rhone, Loire, Alsace, Vins Mousseux, Rose, Italian and American reds. Design, calligraphy and illustration…
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 146731
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Rare First Edition of Spooner's The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine
SPOONER, Alden.
The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine.
Brooklyn: A Spooner & Co, 1846.
First edition of one of the earliest American books on wine making. Small octavo, original cloth. In very goo condition condition with 12 page corners torn. Rare; the last example at auction was in 1984.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 102334
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First Editions of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Both Volumes Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First editions of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Volumes I and III are signed Andre Simon, Volume II is inscribed by him, "With the author's Compliments Andre L. Simon 12 Nov 08 To Austin Bellow." In very good condition with rubbing and wear to volume II.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 90384
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Scarce First edition of The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer's, Best Guide
[ANONYMOUS],.
The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer’s, Best Guide.
London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1736.
First edition of this rare 18th century Book of Secrets. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the panels. Title page supplied in facsimile. In very good condition. Rebacked. Armorial bookplate. Scarce.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132734
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First editions of Jacques Pepin's La Technique and La Methode; La Technique inscribed by Pepin to fellow legendary French chef Jean Vergnes
PEPIN, Jacques [Jean Vergnes].
La Technique: The Fundamental Techniques of Cooking: An Illustrated Guide. [With] La Methode: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Cooking.
New York: Times Books, 1978-1979.
First editions of the legendary French-American chef's most popular works on the fundamental techniques of cooking. Quarto, 2 volumes, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs by Leon Perer. La Technique is a fourth printing. Association copies, La Technique is inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow chef and personal friend Jean Vergnes and his wife Pauline. The recipient, Jean Vergnes, was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder of the famed Manhattan eatery Le Cirque, which opened in 1974. Vergnes had a major influence on American restaurant culture for more than…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 143120
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Paul Bocuse's La Cuisine du Marche: en hommage a Alfred Guerot; inscribed by Paul Bocuse to FELLOW LEGENDARY FRENCH CHEF JEAN VERGNES
BOCUSE, Paul [Jean Vergnes].
La Cuisine du Marche: en hommage a Alfred Guerot.
Paris: Flammarion, 1976.
First edition of Bocuse's classic work on French cuisine. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half title page, "A Mon Ami Jean Vergnes ambassadeur de las cuisine Francoise aux U.S.A. Paul Bocuse N.Y. 1977." The recipient, Jean Vergnes, was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder of the famed Manhattan eatery Le Cirque, which opened in 1974. Vergnes had a major influence on American restaurant culture for more than four decades. He began his career working as a chef at various top restaurants in Paris during…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144237
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"Our mighty weapon, the cooking spoon" The Joy of Cooking; Signed by Irma Rombauer
ROMBAUER, Irma S.
The Joy of Cooking.
Indianapolis/ New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1941.
Early printing of Irma S. Rombauer's culinary classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Joe with all good wishes most cordially Irma S. Rombauer." In very good condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 115098
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"The absolute foundation of professional cooking, and the most useful thing I can teach you, is the concept of mise en place. As a cook, youR "meez" is your first principle, your belief system, your religion, your Tao": First Edition of Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook; Inscribed by him with a large drawing of a knife
BOURDAIN, Anthony with Jose De Meirelles and Philippe Lajaunie. Photographs by Robert DiScalfani.
Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking.
New York : Bloomsbury, 2004.
First edition of Bourdain's classic French bistro cookbook. Octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Robert Discalfani. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author who has drawn an image of a knife on the title page, "To Janet and Larry Anthony Bourdain." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Helicopter. Jacket photograph by Robert Discalfani.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 130373
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Rare First Edition of Edna Lewis' First Book: The Edna Lewis Cookbook
LEWIS, Edna and Evangeline Peterson.
The Edna Lewis Cookbook.
Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1972.
First edition of Edna Lewis' first book. Octavo, original cloth.Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Norman Ives. Jacket photograph by John T. Hill. First editions are scarce.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145073
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Rare First Edition of H. Graham Aldous' The Beer Duty; Containing analyses and discussions on the taxation of beer
ALDOUS, H. Graham.
The Beer Duty.
London: Privately Printed, c. 1901.
First edition of this collection of discussions and charts analyzing the effects of taxation on the beer trade in early 20th century England, in the midst of the Temperance Movement. Octavo, original leatherette covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, all edges marbled, illustrated with charts, tables and graphs including a diagram showing the upward or downward movement of Trade, Drink and Crime. Appendix. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 100125
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Rare First Edition of Lewis' First Book, The Edna Lewis Cookbook
LEWIS, Edna and Evangeline Peterson.
The Edna Lewis Cookbook.
Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1972.
First edition of Lewis' first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Norman Ives. Jacket photograph by John T. Hill. First editions are scarce.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 146318
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First Editions of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Both Volumes Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England. Volumes I and II.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First editions of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, two volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by Andre Simon, with volume one inscribed twice by him. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 96872
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First paperback edition of Paul Bocuse's French Cooking; INSCRIBED BY PAUL BOCUSE TO FELLOW LEGENDARY FRENCH CHEF JEAN VERGNES
BOCUSE, Paul [Jean Vergnes].
Paul Bocuse’s French Cooking.
New York: Pantheon Books, 1977.
First paperback edition in English of Bocuse's classic work on French cuisine. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Translated from the French by Colette Rossant. Presentation copy, inscribed by Paul Bocuse on the title page, "A l'ami Jean Vergnes a mon ami... en sommelier du Cirque la plus belle cuisine de N.Y. 16.08.2008." The recipient, Jean Vergnes, was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder of the famed Manhattan eatery Le Cirque, which opened in 1974. Vergnes had a major influence on American restaurant culture for more than four decades. He began his career working as a…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144607
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First Edition of Thomas Hoggson's The Squire's Home Made Wines; Inscribed to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
HOGGSON, Thomas [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Squire’s Home Made Wines.
Fairfield Manor: Noble Foster Hoggson, 1919.
First edition of this collection of diary entries of "The Squire" and his favorite recipes for wine; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octodecimo, original half calf, frontispiece tipped in, prayer cards laid in. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ellen and Noble Foster Hoggson in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Christmas greetings to P. Tecumseh Sherman from Ella and Noble Hoggson Dec. 25. 1919." In near fine condition with very light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 145991
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First Edition of Alice's Restaurant Cookbook; Signed by Arlo Guthrie
BROCK, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie.
Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by Arlo Guthrie on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, with the original record in the rear. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by Guthrie.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143058
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First Edition of Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Signed by Alice Waters
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alice Waters on the half-title page. Near fine in a near very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 130561
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First Edition of Dorothy Hartley's Food In England; in the uncommon dust jacket
HARTLEY, Dorothy.
Food In England.
London: Macdonald, 1954.
First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley's own strong, detailed and lively illustrations. Bookplate, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95798
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Scarce first edition of Antoine Simon Duportal's Recherches Sur L'état Actuel de la Distillation du Vin en France, et Sur Les Moyens d'Améliorer la Distillation des Eaux-De-Vie
DUPORTAL, Antoine Simon.
Recherches Sur L’état Actuel de la Distillation du Vin en France, et Sur Les Moyens d’Améliorer la Distillation des Eaux-de-vie. (Research on the Current State of Wine Distillation in France, and on Ways to Improve the Distillation of Eaux-de-vie).
Paris, Saint Petersbourg: Klostermann, 1811.
Scarce first edition of early work on the distillation of wine and eau-de-vie. Octavo, bound in full period tree calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine label, five folding maps of distillation apparatus, rebacked retaining the original spine. Stamps and previous owner inscriptions. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable. Works on the distillation of eau de vie are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 95242
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M.F.K. Fisher's How to Cook A Wolf; Inscribed by Her
FISHER, M.F.K.
How To Cook A Wolf.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942.
Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To ___ ____ (crossed out) with my best wishes M.F.K. Fisher." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 124563
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From the Library of Former President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant: Dr. Doran's Table Traits with Something on Them
DORAN, Dr.; [Ulysses S. Grant].
Table Traits with Something on Them.
New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1865.
Early printing of this anecdotal history of eatery; from the library of the eighteenth President of the United States. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Ulysses S. Grant's bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146695
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Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; from the library of American Journalist William Safire
BY A LADY. [GLASSE, Hannah].
The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; Which far exceeds and Thing of the Kind yet published.
London: Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, et al., 1765.
Early printing of the best-selling recipe book of the eighteenth century. Octavo, bound in three quarter crushed morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. 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 speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the…
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 129811
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First Edition of Alice's Restaurant Cookbook; Signed by Alice May Brock and Arlo Guthrie
BROCK, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie.
Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by both Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brock on the title page with numbers on the title page. In good condition. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by both Guthrie and Brock.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140091
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First Edition of The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
TOKLAS, Alice B.
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book.
London: Michael Joseph, 1954.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Sir Francis Rose. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with chips and wear. This edition features surrealist artist Brion Gysin's infamous recipe for hashish fudge, which was expurgated from the first American edition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 142064
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Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook; Inscribed by Alice Waters and signed by Illustrator David Lance Goines
WATERS, Alice.
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1982.
First edition, early printing of Waters' first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Elizabeth Alice Waters." Additionally signed by illustrator on the half-title page, "David Lance Goines." With an original menu of Chez Panisse laid in. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written in collaboration with Linda P. Guenzel. Recipes edited by Carolyn Dille. Designed and illustrated by David Lance Goines. A nice signed example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139907
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"Cooking is Chemistry, really": First Edition of Joel Robuchon's Ma Cuisine Pour Vous: Les Recettes Originales de Joel Robuchon; inscribed by him
ROBUCHON, Joel with Catherine Michel.
Ma Cuisine Pour Vous: Les Recettes Originales de Joel Robuchon.
Paris: Robert Laffont, 1986.
First edition of Robuchon's classic cook book. Octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with full-page color photographs by Corrinne Ryman and Pierre Cabannes. Presentation copy, inscribed by the chef/author on the half-title page, "A Jacques Cooper, avec ma sympathie gourmaude Le 13 Mars 1986 Robuchon." In very good condition with a small area of dampstaining to the first several pages. Cover design by George Lemoine. Books signed by Robuchon are rare.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138242
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Second edition of Charles Gerard's L'Ancienne Alsace a Table
GERARD, Charles.
L’Ancienne Alsace a Table.
Paris: Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1877.
Scarce second edition of Charles Gerard's authoritative work on the culinary traditions of the former region of Alsace. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, advertisements to the rear panel. In very good condition. Housed in a custom velvet-lined half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 96166
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First Edition of Volume I of Andre L. Simon's The History of the Wine Trade in England; Inscribed by Him
SIMON, Andre L.
The History of the Wine Trade in England.
London: Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.
First edition of Simon's landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, "With the author's Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept." In near fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 112957