Blue Trout Black Truffles by Wechsberg Joseph (37 results)

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1954 2ND PRINTING used hardcover copy NO dust jacket, tanning to pages with age, spine intact.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Third printing. 8vo, (5) + 288pp. Hardcover, bound in original black cloth over gray boards. Gilt title and decorations to spine and line drawing of a fish to front cover. Top edge dyed pink, other edges untrimmed. In very good condition. Binding and hinges are intact and firm. Contents are crisp, clean, and bright. Brief gift inscription ("Not to be read on an empty stomach") to front endpaper, otherwise no markings or signs of prior ownership. Minor shelf-wear or rubbing to extremities. Gilt on spine remains sharp and bright. A lovely copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Significant damage due to wetness. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Condition: Good. 1953. 1953 Reprint. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. In polypropylene bag. (France, Restaurants, Wine) 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. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "The Peregrinations of an Epicure." Stated first. 8vo. Black cloth spine with gilt decorations, title and attributions - blue boards, front with fish decoration. Board edges faded, corners rubbed. Bit of wear and tear at crown and heel. Light soiling and few scuffs here and there. Firmly bound. Dyed upper text block, deckle edges. Neat personal signature on front end paper. 288pp. Black and white chapter head illustrations. Interior mellowed but clear.

Condition: Good. 1954. Second Printing. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Grey illustrated paper covered boards with black cloth spine. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed orange. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor scuffing to edges and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Clean book. Pictures on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition (stated). Octavo in blue DJ, deckled edges, 287 pages, b&w illustrations; 23 cm. DJ protected in mylar sleeve. Article included. Gastronomy, Authors -- Biography. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped and frayed corners, light browning to front free endpaper and front pastedown, bright pages in tight binding, almost one-inch tear to DJ spine foot, one and a quarter-inch tear to rear DJ-top edge, half quarter-inch tear to front-top DJ edge, torn DJ corners, less than a quarter-inch tear to front-rear DJ edge, price-clipped DJ, light black spotting to top fore-edge, extremely faint spotting to fore-edge, else Very Good in Good DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A clean, tight copy. Very Light wear to extremities. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. Covers sunned along edges. Dust jacket worn and missing a quarter of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Hardcover; 8vo; 287 pages. First American edition. No jacket. Black cloth spine with gilt titles, with blue paper boards with black fish design. Faded edges. Top edge dyed red but faded. Off-white but bright and clean interior. VG/--. Book.

Condition: Good. 1953. First Edition. 287 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green pictorial boards with a black cloth spine. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

288, [2]pp. 8vo. 288, [2]pp. 8vo. Cloth and boards. Fine in VG dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. WECHSBERG, Joseph [288] pp. Alfred A. Knopf 1953 First Edition 8 1/2" x 6".

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). The second impression of this culinary masterclass of the "haute cuisine" of Europe in the mid twentieth-century, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The second impression of the UK edition. Published the year after the first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A wonderful food memoir, detailing the author's experiences of fine wining and dining, growing up in Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Written by Joseph Wechsberg, a Jewish Czech author who sought out asylum for himself as his wife in 1939, when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. In this gastronomic journey, Wechsberg reminisces on a different time in his life, presenting his first trip to Paris, trips to Italy and Vienna, and a memory entitled "One Moment in Heaven". Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and a little fading to the spine head and tail. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart, with light chipping causing a little loss to the extremities. Slight rubbing to wrap and a few creases. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.