1915. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. A Very Good copy of this important culinary title. 8vo, 489 pp. Text in French. Bound in publishers brown cloth with titles in black. Top and bottom of spine show some rubbing as well as on the tips. Interior is clean and unmarked with..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1897. 1st English Language edition. Leather. 1st English Lang. edition. A Very Good + copy. Folio, xiv, 395 pp., illustrated with 38 gravure plates (with captioned tissue guards), and over 200 text drawings. Bound in Black half leather and blue marbled paper over boards. Similarly marbled end..... More
Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1968. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. Volume 5 only. A Very Good + copy. 4to., xiii, 945 pp., illustrated with numerous b&w photographs, maps and a suite of 11 large folding color maps at the rear. Red cloth with gilt title on..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 844 pp,, frontispiece portrait. Bound in blue half leather and cloth with gilt titles, top edge gilt. Front joint has been expertly repaired. Front hinge cracking. Frontispiece foxing. More
London: Robert Hardwicke, 1861. Limited edition. Vellum. Limited edition, limited to 250 copies. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xix, 452 pp., illustrated with engraved plates and text drawings, engraved title page. All pages printed within a red box, with blue and red chapter head-pieces, illuminated guide letters and Gothic type..... More
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1886. Leather. 1886 printing. 3 volume set, complete. A Very Good + set. 8vo., [Vol.1] xvi, (ii), 491; [Vol.2] xii, (ii), 487; [Vol.3] xi, (ii), 495 pp., illustrated with 3 frontispieces, and engraved plates; some text drawings. Uniformly bound in signed Fine Bindings by Zaehnsdorf..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1890. Leather. Nd (ca,1890) A Very Good + copy. 12mo., 307, (2) pp. Bound in tan half calf, with marbled paper over boards. t.e.g. Marbled end papers. Light edge wear, A handsome copy. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1864. Leather. 1864 printing. A Very Good copy. Tall 8vo., 292 pp., illustrated with 114 engraved plates. Bound in brown half calf and marbled paper over boards. End papers and text block edges similarly marbled. Tips rubbed. Previous owner's book plate and sticker on..... More
London and Boston: J. B. Millet Company, 1890. Leather. (ca.1890) 2 volume set, complete. A Very Good + set. 8vo., illustrated with color frontispiece and engraving on the title page, photogravure plates, with captioned tissue guards. Uniformly bound in green half leather and cloth . t.e.g. A little rubbing along..... More
New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., 1910. Edition De Luxe. Cloth. (ca. 1910) Edition De Luxe. 5 volume set, complete. A Very Good set. 8vo., illustrated with b&w plates. Bound in tan cloth with titles on paper labels on the spines. t.e.g. Spines sunned a darker tan. Some scratches to..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1869. Leather. 1869-1871. 6 volume set. A Very Good + set. 8vo. Uniformly bound in half calf and marbled paper over boards, with title and author on red and black morocco labels on the spine. End papers marbled; all edges marbled. Light shelf wear and..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st American edition. A Good copy. 12mo., 306 pp., with the publisher's 12 page advertisements at the end, dated Spring 1882. Tan cloth with title and elephant head on the front board in red. The boards have insect damage. Tight..... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1896. Cloth. 1st edition. A Good copy. 12mo., xvi, 373 pp. Burgundy cloth. Light to moderate wear to the cloth; spine lettering starting to fade. Previous owner's name and book plate on the front end papers. The rear end papers are covered in ink and penciled..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1951. Deluxe edition. Cloth. Deluxe edition, limited to 250 SIGNED and numbered copies. A Very Good copy. 4to., xii, 152 pp., illustrated with b&w and color photographs; plates. Bound in red faux leather. Light wear to the boards. The text block edges are beginning to..... More
New York / London: George Routledge and Sons, 1885. 1st edition. Cloth. (ca. 1885) A very Good copy. 8vo. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth, with title and decorations in black, red, and gilt. End papers coated in blue. Light edge wear, mostly at the spine's tail and crown, with..... More
Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1932. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Good + copy. 8vo.,303 pp., illustrated with b&w text drawings (some full page); color illustrated end papers. Light green cloth, lacking any dust jacket. The cloth boards are lightly soiled, and sunned along their edges; spine..... More
Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, for the author, 1904. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Poor copy. 8vo., 382 pp. Green cloth. Boards soiled and front board creased. Title page and frontispiece missing. Several pages throughout are loose. Pages 13-26 missing. A copy only suitable as a place-holder (or organ donor)..... More
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, limited to 1000 copies, stated. A Good copy. 8vo., 213 pp. Bound in the publisher's light reddish-brown cloth, with title on spine and board designs in gilt. Boards soiled with some insect damage; small tear along the spine's rear..... More
Nancy: Berger - Levrault, 1918. 1st Edition. Wraps. n.d. ( c.1918 ) 1st ed. Quarto. Illustrated wraps. n.p. (15) pp, music and lyrics with detailed humorous cartoon illustrations. Very Good +. Slightly tanned, which may be inevitable given the paper; some creases to the wraps; otherwise in very..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1922. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Good + copy. 8vo., x, 243 pp. Red cloth with gilt title on spine. The spine is sunned. Some light foxing to the preliminary pages. Previous owner's penciled name on a front end paper. More
London: William Heinemann, 1911. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition (all 3 volumes, 1911, 1912, 1914). 3 volume set, complete. A Good + set. 8vos. All volumes bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spines. Light edge wear, with "AVE" having a small tear at the spine's crown. AVE's..... More
Boston, New York: Little, Brown & Co., 1924. 1st Edition. Cloth. 1st edition. Two volume set, complete. A Very Good + set. 8vo., 419; 332 pp., illustrated with two portrait frontispieces. Bound in dark burgundy cloth, with titles on the spines in black. Spine lettering faded, else a Near Fine..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1883. Limited edition. Leather. Limited edition. Limited to 350 copies, this being #31, one of 55 copies printed on Whatman paper. 3 volume set, complete. A Near Fine set. 8vo., [Vol.1] xv, 322; [Vol.2] xxxi, 252; [Vol.3] vii, 287 pp., illustrated with frontispieces, engraved..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. New Edition. Cloth. New Edition, 1923. A Very Good to Near Fine copy. 8vo., xxxvi, 426; 475 pp., illustrated with 2 b&w photographic frontispieces. Red cloth with black title on the spine. Many text signatures remain unopened. Text pages just beginning to tan. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890. 1st edition, thus. Cloth. 1st edition, thus. 2 volumes bound in 1. A Very Good + copy. 8vo., xc, 244; lxxii, 188 pp., with 2 portrait frontispieces. Bound in green cloth with gilt title on spine, and facsimile signatures on the front board. Top..... More