Andre L Simon Foreword (8 results)
Language: English
Published by Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Shed, Benson, VT, U.S.A.The Book Shed
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First English Edition. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, tape removal marks to the endpapers where the jacket was taped down; intact jacket now in a protector is edge worn with several closed tears and small chips, old price label on the rear panel.…Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. "The esteemed French chef provides a collection of recipes for a wide range of simple yet elegant meals with the average housewife in mind."--WorldCat. Referred to by the French press as "roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier des rois" ("king of chefs and chef of kings"though this had also been previously said of Carême), Escoffier was France's preeminent chef in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Alongside the recipes he recorded and invented, another of Escoffier's contributions to cooking was to elevate it to the status of a respected profession by introducing organized discipline to his kitchens. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.
Language: English
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Xiv, 319 Pp. White Cloth. First Printing. Near Fine, No Jacket With Postcard Flyer For Episode Of Ch. 13'S Cavalcade Of Books Featuring This Book, Addressed To Balzer. Former Owner's Signature.
Seller: Retrograde Media, Pullman, WA, U.S.A.Retrograde Media
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Add to basketSpiralbound. Condition: Very Good. Unusual collection of recipes from an assortment of 1960s British high society and celebrities for the benefit of a children's charity. Cover rubbing, mostly near edges. Several spots on back cover where the holes have broken around the spiral binding. Packed and shipped with care.
Language: English
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc, New York, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Add to basketCloth/Boards. Condition: Good. No DJ. First American Edition. 201 pp. First American edition, usuing English sheets of the First British edition [ a revised edition was published in England also in 1930]. Worn at edges, paper covered boards frayed at all edges, cloth frayed at top and bottom of spine, front hinge cracked, white…spine lettering with some losses but still readable. Signed by Andre L Simon on front endpaper. from the library of wine expert Robert L. Balzer, although not marked as such and without his usual bookplate. Frontispiece (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: Marion Pitman Books, Reading, United KingdomMarion Pitman Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First English Edition. Slight wear to boards, edges slightly brown, dustwrapper frayed and torn. Heavy - may require extra shipping to some locations 2A1.
Published by THOMAS ALLEN & SONS [octopus], 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Bingo Books 2, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Bingo Books 2
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback book and dust jacket in very good to near fine condition.
Language: English
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Xiv, 319 Pp. White Cloth. First Printing. Inscribed By Robert Balzer, Dated In 1966 At Villa Fontana, To Nancy And George Parsons, Recipient's Signature On Front Pastedown. Near Fine, No Wear But Some Foxing To Covers; Dj Price Clipped, Tears At Edges, So…me Very Small Losses At Edges; Two Clippings About Balzer Taped To Front Flap. Inscribed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Constable & Co, London, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A bright signed limited edition of Andre L. Simon's exploration of the joys of food and drink, beautifully illustrated with plates. A limited special edition of three hundred copies, of which this is numbered 112. Signed by the author to the limitation leaf. A lovely discussi…on on the life of a gourmand, and how to enjoys wines, and food "from hors d'oeuvre to dessert". Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Daumier, and eleven monochrome plates. Collated, complete. By French wine merchant, gourmet and writer Andre L. Simon. With a foreword by Maurice Healy. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original vellum backed marbled paper covered boards. Back strip lightly age toned, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, generally firmly bound but with first gathering a touch weak. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Daumier (illustrator). signed by author. book.
