Water Chocolate by Esquivel Laura, First Edition (81 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Statedfirst anchor books edition: September 1994, full number line.

First paperback printing. Subtitled "a novel in monthly installments with recipes, romances and home remedies" this delightful story of family life in turnof the century Mexico was the basis for the movie of the same name. Translated by Carol and Thomas Christensen. 241 pp. Near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Printing. book is tight with no markings, great copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Condition: (see pics.) The book is in a very good, clean and tight condition. Synopsis: The number one bestseller in Mexico for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water for Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness and bittersweet wit. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and in desperation he marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next 22 years Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain 9f tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Esquival, Laura LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE New York, NY: Anchor Books 1994 FIRST EDITION VG 241pp. 12mo. Cover does show some shelf wear with creasing on the spine. Edges are worn with light bumping at the spine and corners. Text is lightly age toned but otherwise clean. Binding has cracked in between a few pages in the book but all pages remain intact and binding seems to be holding firmly. Overall book is in very good condition for its age and use. *Please see pictures for reference of condition.*.

First Edition. Price-clipped. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Doubleday, 1992. first printing. sm. 8vo. As new unread hardcover, as new d/j.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. The advance reading copy of the first American edition of this phenomenally successful Mexican novel, which sold more than four million copies and was made into the most successful Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S., grossing over $20 million. A literary and publishing phenomenon. Spine-sunned; near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition as stated on copyright page with numbers 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Very good book, fading on front and back cover and spine, stain on forend and bottom edges, and mark on bottom edges. Very good dust jacket, shows minor wear, rips on corners of front and back jacket, stains on front jacket, black marks on back jacket, and rip on bottom spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($17.50 price intact). Published by Doubleday, 1992. Octavo. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

(1992). First edition, first printing. Fine in a fine illustrated dust jacket. Lovely Mexican-style jacket painting of two cooks in a kitchen by Cathleen Toelke. Translated by Carol and Thomas Christensen. Twelve months in the life of a lively Mexican family with each chapter preceded by a recipe. Made into a popular film in 1992.

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Very few people thought that this book would break out as big as it did. Thus, advanced reading copies are harder to come by than most books. This is in excellent shape with only light shelf wear. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First US edition. 246pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] 1/2 brown cloth over brown boards. Title stamped in bronze ink on spine. Small pick to the cloth at foot. In a mildly rubbed dust jacket with a bit of wear to the edges. Laura Esquivel's first novel mixes family drama and unrequited love with whimsy and magical realism. A film adaptation was released in 1992, becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever released in the United States at the time.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition. HBDJ, October 1992, Stated 1st U.S. Edition, NF-/Fine-, AS-IS, 246 pgs + About the Author, Interior nice tight clean, DJ light Wear, 5 1/2" X 7 1/2" , DJ protected in Clear Mylar Brodart, Orchid-colored Boards hard cover with darker orchid spine with Copper Gilt lettering, Cvr light edgewear, . The brilliant Mexican journalist-writer became world-famous overnight with this book. Originally published in Mexico in 1990, one of the most genuinely erotic novels ever written and basis of the film by Alfonso Arau.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG++. Dust Jacket Condition: VG++ Price-Clipped. First Edition. Previous owner's neat (but bold) inscription on ffep. This is the highly sought first US edition of the author's first book -- which went on to be a good movie. This unusual novel -- mixing recipes w/love went on to many printings.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Advance reading copy. Translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. Fine in glossy pictorial wrappers with a label on the cover.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Advance reading copy. Translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. Fine in glossy pictorial wrappers with a label on the cover and a lightly creased form letter laid in.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Anchor Books Trade paperback edition. Translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. Fine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's letter laid in. A Mexican love story.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Advance Reading Copy. Fine in wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Translated from the Spanish by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. 246pp. Moviesource. Q05045.

Original Wraps. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First Edition. 1989 Doubleday Advance Reading Copy of Esquivel's fantastic novel " in monthly installments!" This ARC is pristine and looks new! Made into the amazing and sensual 1992 Mexican film. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine-Collectible. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition.

Hardcover. First Edition. 246 pages. 19.5 x 13.5 Originally published in Spanish as "Como Aqua Para Chocolate", the novel combines elements of magical realism with a rich portrayal of Mexican culture and traditions. The story is set in early 20th-century Mexico and follows the life of Tita de la Garza, the youngest daughter of the De la Garza Family. Each chapter is accompanied by a recipe, and the culinary elements are central to the story, reflecting the emotions and events of the characters' lives. Translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. Pristine copy. Covered in protective mylar. Rust boards, rust cloth covered spine. Fine, in fine dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket The author's first novel, and the basis for film. ; 1.1 x 7.6 x 5.5 Inches; 256 pages.

First edition, small 8vo, 245pp, quarter cloth with paper boards (lt.sienna) FINE in FINE d/w. Translated by Carol & Thomas Christensen.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Basis for the film.

Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First edition. Hardcover. Translated by Carol and Thomas Christensen. A wildly popular and successful debut novel. Adapted into a movie. A fine copy in fine dust jacket.