Captain J Peter Moore (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Fabulous looking book. Translated into English by Capt. J Peter Moore. This large book may require a freight adjustment.

Original Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag, Gr.-4°, 322 Seiten. Schutzumschlag beschädigt, bestossen und stark berieben, sonst guter Zustand.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First English language edition. Moderate rubbing to gold colored dust jacket along edges with no chips or tears. Illustrated cloth covers and inside pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is square and firm. 323 pages. s112.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good+ condition. First edition. Folio. 320 (2)pp. Original illustrated, gold foil illustrated dustjacket, black lettering and publisher's device on spine, over illustrated cloth with black lettering and white publisher's device on cover and spine. Photo-illustrated endpapers in color. Illustrated double b/w title page. Lavishly illustrated with color and two color reproductions of Gala diners, Dali's work, reproduced in color as well as in b/w reproductions. A collection of recipes introduced in his own words: "We would like to state clearly, beginning with the very first recipes, Les Diners de Gala, with its precepts and its illustrations, is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of Taste. Don't look for dietetic formulas her: We intend to ignore those charts and tables in which chemistry takes the place of gastronomy. If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joy of eating into a form of punishment, close this book at once; it is too lively, too aggressive and far too impertinent four you." Dj with light wear along edges and lightly rubbed. Minor wear along edges of binding. Inscription inked to verso of front free endpaper. Interior in very good+ condition.

Condition: near fine/ very good +. First Edition in English. Quarto. 12" x 9". 320pp. Some light edge rubbing at head and spine of dust jacket. The divine Salvador Domenech Philippe Hyacinthe Dali conceived and materialized this work dedicated to Gala. Under the direction of Rene' Toutain. Draeger Maitre Imprimeur, assured layout and printing with the coillaboration of Max Gerard. Super surrealistic dinners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good w/ Protective Cover. Dj has some edge wear, as well as some creasing along the edges. There is a crease/ tear on the top right corner of the front cover.General scuffing on dj, more prominent due to the shiny gold material of dj. Creasing on top of dj. Book is general edge wear. Text blocks are slightly yellowed. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.