Water Chocolate by Esquivel Laura, First Edition (73 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New York: Bantam Books (1994). Paperback. First Anchor Books edition. First printing. A tight copy in good condition. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Some general wear and staining. 0.0.

Condition: VERY GOOD. 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.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition book, in good condition.

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

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.

Condition: New. 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 he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210. . 1993. First Edition. paperback. . . . .

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First American Edition. First printing. Quarter bound in brown cloth over brown paper covered boards. Attractive gift inscription on front endpaper. Faint dampstain to top board (small). Price clipped jacket has small faint dampstain at bottom of front panel . Still an attractive, clean copy. Basis for film. Tight and square with no other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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.

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.

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: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). 1st Edition.

(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.

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

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).

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. 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. 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Cathleen Toelke (illustrator). 1st. Translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. Bound in publisher's original quarter cloth and paper covered boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Number one bestseller in Mexico in 1990. FIlm version won 11 awards.

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

Condition: FINE. First US printing. Subtitled "a novel in monthly installments with recipes, romances and home remedies" this delightful story of family life in turn of the century Mexico was the basis for the movie of the same name. Translated by Carol and Thomas Christensen. Very near fine in like dustjacket.

245 pp. 8vo. Advance reading copy of the first American edition. 245 pp. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers; a fine copy Advance reading copy of the first American edition.