Francois Rysavy (27 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. (White House, Presidents, Cookbook) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Book Club Edition. Jacket Has Lite Fraying And Chipping, Binding Is Good And Pages Are Clean. "Over 100 Menus For Formal And Informal Dining And Almost 500 Favorite Presidential Recipes From Washington To Nixon.".

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Torn with noticeable wear. The dust jacket is significantly torn and shows noticeable wear. The book itself is in fair condition with a solid binding and clean pages. There are no inscriptions or signatures present, and it is not an ex-library copy.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Book Club edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket housed in a protective mylar sleeve, but has light scuffing and rubbing. Moderate rubbing from sticker residue. Light binding sound, but pages intact. Clean and unmarked interior text. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Acceptable. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket edgeworn, with some staining; rubbing wear to spine and cover corners; light darkening/staining to page edges. "Over 100 menus for formal and informal dining and almost 500 favorite Presiential recipes - from Washington to Nixon." Copyright 1957, 1962, 1972 by Francois Rysavy and Frances Spatz Leighton. Portions of this book, in different forn, appeared in "White House Chef," copyright 1957, and "White House Menus and Recipes," copyright 1962. Contents - 1. Jackie Kennedy Onassis Returns to the White House - and Other Nostalgic Moments; 2. The Making of a White House Chef; 3. Food Fancies - Likes and Dislikes of the Presidential Families Through History; 4. Breakfast with the Presidents; 5. It Was Fun Cooking at the White House; 6. The Nixons Entertain Formally; 7. Dining Formally with Presidents Past; 8. Jefferson, the First White House Gourmet; 9. At Home with the Nixons; 10. At Home with the Johnsons; 11. At Home with the Kennedys; 12. At Home with the Eisenhowers; 13. At Home with the Washingtons, Lincolns, and Other First Families Through History; 14. How First Ladies Entertain Their Friends; 15. Christmas with the Presidents; 16. Birthdays, Weddings, Receptions, and Other Special Occasion at the White House. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover in overall good condition with light general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. No previous owner's name clean, tight pages No bent corners binding cover has tear HC 132. Artur Marokvia (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. With Favorite Recipes of the President and Mrs. Eisenhower.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition.

Condition: New. White House Menus and Recipes (Hardback or Cased Book).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Dust jacket has light edgewear, text is without flaw. 6.5 X 9.5" 382 pages. From 1972. BCE. Spanning 180 years - from Washington to Nixon - this truly unique and authentic cookbook presents a collection of more than 100 menus and more than 500 recipes that enable the home cook to duplicate the dishes served in the White House on formal state occasions and at intimate meals shared by the Presidents, their families, and their friends. In addition, an array of interesting and illuminating anecdotes about the culinary preferences and "adventures in eating" of the White House occupants.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by the author on the front endpaper: "Bon appetit / Francois Rysavy." The book is unmarked; slight spine slant; top corners and spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $3.75); chipped and edgeworn; some soiling; several short closed tears; Brodart protected. Artur Marokvia (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardbound. Condition: Fine. As told to Frances Spatz Leighton. Illustrated by Artur Marokvia. First edition. New York (Putnam) 1957. Review copy, with photo of author loosely inserted. Fine in dw.

First Edition. Hardcover, quite good in chipped jacket with slight toning. Inscribed by the chef.

Condition: good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDgood, 8vo, pages 158, browning pages, edges frayed, spine bumped, promted for shipping hard cover without dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons New York 1957 hardcover. cream colored illustrated boards. price clipped dust jacket.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. With Favorite Recipes Of The President And Mrs. Eisenhower RYSAVY, Francois [286] pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons 1957 Illustrated by Artur Marokvia 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" Co-written with Frances Spatz Leighton. It is a misnomer that the Kennedys were the first to bring French cooking to the White House. Chester Arthur was a French cuisine aficionado. Also, the Eisenhowers hired a French-trained chef François Rysavya native of Czechoslovakia who first landed in Hollywood and whose previous employers included Louis B. Mayer. In this delightful book, he mixes memoir with recipes and entertaining suggestions, including favorites of the Eisenhowers and favorite White House recipes dating all of the way back to the reign of Martha Washington. "Early in June, 1957, when the papers recorded that President Eisenhower had eaten too much blueberry pie, the stomach pain he suffered had caused a 'sympathy pain' on Wall Street that sent the stock market dashing down millions of dollars." --François Rysavy.…