An Omelette and a Glass of Wine by Elizabeth David (169 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Alix, Marie (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.78.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Penguin Books, 1986. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, offers 62 articles originally written by Elizabeth David between 1955 and 1984 for numerous publications including The Spectator, Gourmet magazine, Vogue, and The Sunday Times. This revered classic volume contains delightful explorations of food and cooking, among which are the collection's namesake essay and other such gems as Syllabubs and Fruit Fools, Sweet Vegetables, Soft Wine, Pleasing Cheeses, and Whisky in the Kitchen. Her subjects range from the story of how her own cookery writing began to accounts of some restaurants in provincial France, of white truffles in Piedmont, wild risottos on the islands of the Venetian lagoon and odd happenings during rain-drenched seaside holidays in the British Isles. Here we can share her appreciation of books, people who influenced her, places she loved and the delicious meals she enjoyed. Some of the best essays are those about others who wrote about food such as Norman Douglas and Mrs Beeton. She writes so vividly that we can see, taste and even smell the dishes she describes. Many of these pieces, such as I'll Be with You in the Squeezing of a Lemon, from 1969 - about cooking with lemons - barely show their age. But even if they did, you wouldn't care, because of the rich store of information that David shares and the literary grace with which she imparts it. Some articles include recipes, but for the most part this is a volume nicely sized to curl up with or to take on a trip. Articles, book reviews and travel pieces, they will be new to many of her readers and a delight to all for their highly personal flavour. Jane Grigson praised it for including all the dishes most closely associated with her, Spiced Beef, Salted Welsh Duck and Syllabub. Her many admirers will cherish this new hardback edition for its 320 high quality pages casually interspersed with charming black and white illustrations and some photographs. It is a book sure to appeal to the 'Elizabeth David' book collector and readers coming to know Ms. David for the first time will marvel at her wisdom and grace. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine octavo hardcover in a VG plus dj. No Names or markings to text. First edition copy. 318pp. Illustrated index. Light general wear. Cookbook.

Soft cover. Condition: New. New, flat uncreased spine, unopened.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Marie Alix (illustrator). Reprint. A very nice hard cover copy in dust jacket, without flaw. 6.5 X 9.5" 318 pages, Weight 1 Kg. published 1985 Decorated end pages, quality stitched binding. An Omelette and A Glass of Wine is a selection of Elizabeth David's journalistic work written during the decade between 1955 when she joined the Sunday Times as cookery contributor and 1965 when she launched her kitchen shop. Some of the articles are criticism, the majority of them are about benefits and pleasures, about good food, good wine, and good cookery books. She writes so vividly that we can see, taste and even smell the dishes she describes. With a large collection of recipes. **Bundle Up * Save Onn Postage**.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very slight edgewear on dust jacket, otherwise very good. Book is very clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in slipcase. No dustjacket as issued. First Folio Society edition. The book is in Very Good condition with clean covers and pages, sharp corners and a tight, square binding. Gift inscription on title page. Slipcase has light wear.

Super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 318pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, sl fading).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition hardcover, black cloth, silver lettering. Jacket fine, no edge wear. Here, for the first time is a selection of David's journalistic work written for a wide range of publications. Reading this book is like enjoying the entertaining and civilizing company of the outstanding cookery writer of our time. Photo by Cecil Beaton. 318 pages. M06244.

1986 1ST PB VG.

First Australian edition (published in the same year and format as the British edtion by Robert Hale). Hardcover. The corners of the free endpapers have small bits of discoloration (from a wrongly applied jacket protector), barely noticeable, otherwise good in fine dustjacket. Illustrated with b/w drawings (by Marie Alix) and b/w photographs by various hands. Cookery, memoir and travelogue by the great food writer.

reprint softback with stiff wrappers Fine octavo 320pp., b/w pls., text ills., index, Illustrated by Marie Alix.

reprint hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 318pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., index, Ownership inscription to half-title o/w nice copy.

reprint softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo 320pp., b/w plates, text ills., index, Illustrated by Marie Alix.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Lovely copy of this 2009 reprint. Book is fine in illustrated laminated boards is fine with no marks or inscriptions. Seems unread. Dust jacket has slight marks/creasing otherwise is fine and in a clear removable protective sleeve.This revered classic volume contains delightful explorations of food and cooking, among which are the collection's namesake essay and other such gems as Syllabubs and Fruit Fools, Sweet Vegetables, Soft Wine, Pleasing Cheeses, a nd Whisky in the Kitchen.Her subjects range from the story of how her own cookery writing began to accounts of some restaurants in provincial France, of white truffles in Piedmont, wild risottos on the islands of the Venetian lagoon and odd happenings during r ain-drenched seaside holidays in the British Isles. Here we can s hare her appreciation of books, people who influenced her, places she loved and the delicious meals she enjoyed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition. A Jill Norman book, Robert Hale, London, 1984. Hardback, 8vo. 318pp. very slight damage to lower corner of back cover else a very good copy in poor, creased, partially damp stained and repaired d.w. A selection of articles and recipes taken from many publications over a period of 35 years with delightful illustrations by Paul Poiret.

1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 318pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., index,

First Edition, 1985. First American Edition. A Fine, crisp copy in a pale greenish blue dustwrapper, price-clipped. 318pp with Index. The Author ranges over a rich array of subjects in this late collection of gastronomical essays.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second impression. A Jill Norman book, Robert Hale, London, 1984. Hardback, 8vo. 318pp. a very good, clean copy in d.w. A selection of articles and recipes taken from many publications over a period of 35 years with delightful illustrations by Paul Poiret.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine-. 1st UK Edition. 318 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's signature on the dedication page. Page edges are lightly smudged. Illustrated grey endpapers. Bound in black hardcovers with silver titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. Light green dustjacket in near fine condition with black and white titles. Lighly faded and worn around the edges. Some sticker residue on the back of the jacket. 1ST UK EDITION. NF/NF-. Book.

First Australian edition (in the same format and appearance as the British Robert Hale edition, and in fact printed in the UK). Hardcover. Very good in very good dustjacket. Illustrated with b/w drawings (by Marie Alix) and b/w photographs by various hands. Cookery, memoir and travelogue by the great food writer.

Condition: Very Good. First FS Edition. (More images available on request). VG: in very good condition with llightly stained blue slipcase. 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). xxv, 346pp. Decorations by Marie Alix. Watercolours by Sophie MacCarthy. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Light blue cloth spine with gilt titles on papered pictorial boards.