John Githens Translator (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Unclipped pictorial dust jacket in mylar cover. Tight binding, solid green boards with sharp corners and slight sun-fade at top, black lettering to spine strip, light age-toning to top edge, otherwise clean, unmarked pages throughout. Stated 1st printing.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce and authoritative guide to cheese by renowned fromager Pierre Androuet, translated from the original French by John Githens, this is the first English edition. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.Translated from the original French by John Githens, this is the first English edition of this work.Pierre Androuet"s Guide du Fromage is a classic and authoritative work on cheese by one of the most respected names in French cheese-making. This volume is comprehensive guide to cheeses from across France and beyond, with detailed notes on their characteristics, origins, ideal pairings, and proper storage and serving techniques. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart. Slight age toning to extremities with the odd slight handling mark and one or two creases. Creasing to spine with one slight ink mark. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's small ink signature to front free endpaper. Front hinge slightly strained, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo. 128 pages. Green cloth, black spine titles; black & white pictorial dust jacket, not price-clipped. Light wear to extremities, interior unmarked; age-toning to jacket. A very good copy in a very good jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition; First Printing. A presentation copy from the translator to his sister. The book and dust jacket both with light rubbing and toning overall. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Jacket has brief dampstains to the spine ends. Inscribed by the translator on the front endpaper as follows: "To my very dear sister, whose food, shelter and encouragement, not to speak of pressure, helped me finish this translation. With much love, Johnny." Rare first English edition of a Holocaust / Auschwitz memoir by a former member of the French resistance inscribed by the translator. Light green boards. $3.95 flap price. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages; Signed by Translator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. Uncommon first English edition of a Holocaust / Auschwitz memoir by a former member of the French resistance. Light green boards. $3.95 flap price. Photo only cover. Jacket shows some rubbing, toning, small scratches and dents and slight dust speckling. No AMA First Printing Thus. Size: 5.5" x 8". 128 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Jacket in new Brodart protector. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 Pounds. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 029976.