NY: The Monacelli Press, 2011. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. As new copy signed on the half title by Matthew Smyth, who's been on Elle Decor's A-list of international designers for the last nine years. More
NY: The Monacelli Press, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new copy signed on the half title by Matthew Smyth, who's been on Elle Decor's A-list of international designers for the last nine years. More
London: Printed for Samuel Bagster, 1808. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Seventh edition, first Bagster edition. vi + 7-512 + 2pp. Bound by Zeckendorf: polished, full green calf, double-rulled covers, dentelles, marbelized edndpapers, aeg, gilt to spine, red leather labels. Spine faded to brown, as is adjacent portion of rear cover..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. About the nicest first edition of the cooking and cult classic we've seen. Fine internals, near fine unclipped dustjacket. No owner names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
London: John Lehmann Ltd, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A handsome pairing of Elizabeth David's first two books, both first editions, 1950 and 1951, issued uniformly with same cloth (differnt color) bindings, in marvelous John Minton pictorial dustjackets. Both dustjackets are UNclipped. Both have very shallow chipping at spinehead and the..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Five titles all uniform in edition and condition. Undated, in uncommon, red rough-weave cloth with pastedown pictorials of various shapes, with black titles to front cover, but gilt titles to spine, and rounded corners, both covers and leaves. Covers a wee rubbed, internals..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Eight titles all uiniform in edition and condition. Undated, likely 1950s. Dusty green covers, with pastedown pictoirials of various shapes. with light green titles. Covers lightly soiled, internals near fine. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Undated, likely 1950s, light green covers with titles in dark green. Internals near fine. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Undated, likely 1950s, tan covers with titles and pictorial curcular surround in dark brown. Internals near fine. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First book on Italian food published in the US. Pub tan cloth toned, internals near fine. Solid copy. Small 8vo, 68p. More
Milano: U. Hoepli, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Pub red cloth with black titles, covers soiled, edges worn, new black cloth backstrip. 786 pages. Fabulous b&w photos of Art-Deco decorative arts, furniture, interior design, etc Internals very good indeed. Solid copy. More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to, pictorial cover, new backstrip, 69 pages, wonderful interior b&w of the American house of good taste at the height of the Colonial Revival. Upper corners bumped, internals near fine. Solid copy. More
NY: Wiley & Putnam, 1843. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition, from the third London edition. 8vo, pub brown cloth, which has been rebacked with new cloth spine, paper label. Some minor foxing here and there. 96p + 430p (double columned). First part, illustrated. Solid copy. Uncommon first US..... More
NY: Rudder Finn Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. SIGNED BY ITALIAN SCULPTOR LUCCHESI on the half title (plainly signed, not inscribed and desirable thus). Apparaently unused book, slight rubbing to covers, more so at rear. More
San Francisco: The California Historical Society, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1300 copies, printed by Andrew Hoyem. in plain paper dustwrapper with title on spine. Dustjacket browned at spine, chipped at fott. Book as new. More
NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by author Spencer on title page. Basis for the 1962 film with Olivia de Havilland, George Hamilton and Yvette Mimieux, and then basis for the stage musical nominated for multiple Tony Awards. Clipped dustjacket, slightly worn/ chipped at corners. No owner names..... More
NY: New York Botanical Garden, 1930. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Three issues in fine, unused condition dated June, September and December 1930. Each volume has 8 colored full page plates. The series made possible by a trust established by Judge Addison Brown, hence the title Addisonia. More
Richmond IN: Sedgwick Bros, 1890. Soft cover. 1890 trade catalogue. On the title page: The Sedgwick Bros Co., Manufacturers of Wire Netting, Fences and Gates. Also Sewdgwick's Wire Stretcher, Summer House, Lawn Furniture, &0., Small catalogue, polished orange paper covers, illustrated back cover. Stapled spine separated from body, torn corner..... More
Paris: Establissements Nicolas, 1926. Pierre Lissac. Armand Vallee. Carlegle. Charles Martin. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Four out the five volumes in original French-style wrappers in glassine. Glassine chjipped and paper over spine missing at ends on a few volumes. Internals fine. Lacking volume, Wine Through History. Volumes 2-5 are: The..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First series, 4 volumes, complete, softcover, French style paper covers, some minor soiling, internals near fine. More
London: Constable, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A seldom-found complete set of the Constable Wine Library, published between 1933 -1935. All first editions, uniform format 8vo and uniformly illustrated dustjackets by Gladys Hynes, except Wines in the Kitchen, with a dustjacket by Barbosa. Each issue very good or better; the dustjackets..... More
London: Cassel, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce Boulestin first edition in dustjacket. 8vo, cream-colored cloth flecked in blue, with burgundy leather label and gilt titles to spine. Dustjacket pictorial and frontispiece by Laboureur. Book near fine - little sign if any of use. Dustajcket duty and a tad soiled. 2..... More
London: Faber& Faber, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. One of the harder-to-find of the many of Heath's cuisine titles. Pictorial cloth, front and back, in matching pictorial dustjacket. Decorations and cover art by Edward Bawden. Cloth tanned and dustjacket toned, more so at spine. Dustjacket price-clipped with some chipping and an..... More
London: Prospect Books, 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. A nice run of the first 20 issues plus 4 non-contiguous issues and the book list for summer/autumn 1982. This copy of issue 1 is a limited edition of only 500 copies for sale, and this is especially numbered "HS (Lors serie)..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing January 1931. Near fine copy, lacking dustjacket. Frontispiece by French artist Jean Emile Laboureur. Rust-colored cloth, slightest wear spine tips. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. More