Twilight by Andre Simon, Signed (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Maroon cloth, gilt spine label, printed dust-jacket just slightly dulled on the spine). Ex libris: David & Diana Burns, Fernhill Gate, with a presentation inscription from the author. A very good to fine copy. In the beginning; Southampton; South America and South Africa; First aviation week, 1909; In the witness box; Pre-phylloxera wines ; World War I; Full stop. New chapter;The 'wine and food' quarterly; The United States; Memorable meals; Gastronomes, gourmands and gourmets; Without prejudice; World War II; The stage ; Vintage charts; The French Benevolent Society; TV chefs; No planning; just luck; A dictionary of gastronomy; Book collecting; Nearing the end. Inscribed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. None stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed first edition of this autobiography from the renowned French food and wine writer Andrew L. Simon, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the half title.Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispiece.An autobiography from Andre L. Simon, the renowned French gourmet and food/wine writer, recounting Normandy in the 1880s, the champagne trade in the Edwardian era, and more.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is excellent with sunning to the spine and minor handing marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Author's signature to the half title. Fine. signed by author. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this autobiography from the renowned French food and wine writer Andre Simon, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition, first impression.Includes a signed letter from the author, tipped in to the front free endpaper. The letter is addressed to George Becknell, inviting him to dinner. The letter is typed on paper addressed from 'The Wine and Food Society', where Andre Simon was president.Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispieceAn autobiography from Andre L. Simon, the renowned French gourmet and food/wine writer, recounting Normandy in the 1880s, the champagne trade in the Edwardian era, and more.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. The odd spot to the endpapers, with letter from the author tipped in to the front free endpaper. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine, scattered spotting, and light edge wear, including the odd small closed tear which has been repaired with archival tape to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine. signed by author. book.