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1961réf. 25005New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961. Decorative Boards. Very Good . Sidonie Coryn. The correct 1961 1st edition the stated 1st edition of this landmark in French cuisine. Clean tight and VG in its wonderful decorative fleur-de-lys boards with lght fading along the spine. Internally clean as could be with no wiriting or markings to speak of. Thick quarto nicely illustrated in line-drawing by Sidonie Coryn. A 2nd volume would follow in 1970 helping to cement this title as one of the great culinatry achievements in the latter 20th century. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1974réf. 22649Halifax Nova Scotia Canada: The Presses of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax AND New York University 1974. Original wraps. Near Fine/Very Good . A sharp well-preserved copy of the 1974 1st edition of this "account of an ongoing personal discourse and its manifestations in dance". Crisp and Near Fine in its printed beige wrappers. And in a bright VG to Near Fine dustjacket with very light spotting along the front fore-edge. One of the titles in the very interesting "Nova Scotia" series which has also produced theoretical works by Steve Reich Claes Oldenburg and Yvonne Rainer. The Presses of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax AND New York University unknown books
1961réf. 22038New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . Paul Child. The 1961 AND the 1970 stated 1st editions. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR SIMONE BECK along the half-title of Vol. II. Both volumes clean tight and Near Fine in bright price-intact $10.00 and $12.50 respectively very sharp examples of the 1st issue dustjackets with mild fading along the spine of Vol. II. Thick uniform quartos nicely illustrated throughout by Sidonie Coryn "based on photographs by Paul Child". A very impressive example of this landmark set in its original incarnation accompanied by the appreciably less common signature/inscription of co-author Simone Beck. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1933réf. 615863Milano: Siculorum Gymnasium 1933. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 16mo. Printed wrappers with topedges unopened. Wrappers toned at the spine and edges very good or better. Nicely Inscribed by noted author journalist scholar and anti-Fascist Giuseppe Antonio Borgese on the first page. Poetry by a pro-Fascist Sicilian the following year he would publish a book titled Al Duce. Siculorum Gymnasium unknown books
1934réf. 586293Milano: Siculorum Gymnasium 1934. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Cover S. Quattrrocchi . 12mo. Pictorial wrappers. Binding very slightly cocked with modest wear and soil a bright very good or better copy. Inscribed to noted author journalist scholar and anti-Fascist Giuseppe Antonio Borgese on the first page. Poetry by a pro-Fascist Sicilian in the same year he would publish a book titled Al Duce. In a printed introductory note framed as a letter addressed to "Amici e Poeti d'America" de Simone thanks Sicilian-Americans for naming an art group after him and says nice things about poetry Sicily Italy in general Mussolini etc. Six copies in OCLC one in the U.S. Georgetown bound with another volume. Siculorum Gymnasium unknown books
1967réf. 588995New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Fifteenth printing. Quarto. Illustrations by Sidonie Coryn. 684pp. Slight toning else near fine in a very good dust jacket with tears chip and toning. "The only cookbook that explains how to create authentic French dishes in American kitchens with American foods. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1979réf. 449087New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Remainder stripe on topedge else about fine in fine dustwrapper. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1972réf. 369764Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing Division 1972. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile reprint. Gilt titles. 366pp. Translated from the French of M. Le Page Du Pratz. Owner's name and a small shadow from sticker removal on the front pastedown else fine. Limited edition of 500 copies. Part of the Louisiana Classic Series. Claitor's Publishing Division hardcover books
1984réf. 624427New York: Pantheon 1984. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. Red printed wrappers. Lightly toned spine near fine. An account of the last decade of Jean-Paul Sartre's life. Pantheon unknown books
1956réf. 614650Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Company 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Translated from the French by Leonard M. Friedman. Jacket art by Laszlo Matulay. Small sunned spots on the boards corresponding to small chips on the jacket near fine in very good or better dust jacket with rubbing and small chips and tears. World Publishing Company hardcover books
1972réf. 622760New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Small quarto. Illustrations by John Wallner. 326pp. Page toning and some foxing thus very good in a very good dust jacket with toning and tiny tears. Beck is the co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1961réf. 34200New York: Dutton. Very Good. 1961. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Wraps very good wear around the edges. First published in France by Lafont in 1959. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 209 pp . Dutton paperback books
1948réf. 31534New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First American Edition. Octavo. 292 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange boards stamped in purple; orange topstain. Possibly remaindered with purple "R" stamped to rear pastedown. Unclipped dust jacket chipped at extremities; a few short closed tears; touch of wear to folds and spine a trifle faded. Boards show a bit of shelfwear. Binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy of de Beauvoir's novel surrounding characters in the French Resistance. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1956réf. 583340Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Company 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Translated from the French by Leonard M. Friedman. Jacket art by Laszlo Matulay. Light offsetting on flyleaves near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and tears a lightly sunned spine and interior toning. World Publishing Company hardcover books
1969réf. 28540London: Collins 1969. Very Good/Very Good -. London: Collins 1969. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; 255pp. Illustrated dust jacket over publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Price-clipped jacket shows a good-sized dampstain to front panel and flap -- staining mainly visible to interior but with some external cockling to front panel and running / separation to laminate along front fold; jacket also rubbed along edges and corners with a vertical crease to rear flap. Boards and textblock unaffected by dampstaining showing just some bumping at top corners and spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Triptych of novellas by the author of The Second Sex each an examination of a different facet of female vulnerability: aging loneliness rejection. Collins unknown books
1982réf. 582103New York: Pantheon Books 1982. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Red wrappers. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. Fine. Pantheon Books unknown books
1970réf. 5154New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Color illustrated cream boards. Very good in very good dust wrapper. Coryn Sidonie. 555 pages. 26 x 18.5 cm. Stated First Edition. Recipes from Julia Child and Simone Beck - their sequel to the cooking classic that inspired a whole American generation to new standards of culinary taste and artistry. illustrations by Sidonie Coryn based on photographs by Paul Child Technical Drawings by Paul Child. Interior crisp and clean covers clean dust wrapper lightly rubbed at corners. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2018réf. 72156Heidelberg: Universitatsverlag Winter 2018. 8vo pp. 434; text in German; blue printed boards; fine. Universitatsverlag Winter unknown books
1965réf. 20581Edinburgh & London: Oliver & Boyd 1965. First English edition 8vo pp. 12 176; black & white photographic plates maps; fine in original red cloth dust-jacket with some wear. Oliver & Boyd unknown books
1976réf. 13326New York: Pantheon 1976. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Underlining and annotations on pp 404 496-472 by Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks often made comments in the margins or had conversations with the author in the text. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Shelfwear/toning else tight bright and unmarred. Pictorial wrappers. 8vo. xiv 363pp. All underlining emphasis and notations are in the hand of Dr. Oliver Sacks. Pantheon unknown books
2009réf. 12525Boston MA: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences 2009. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. Original Wraps. With posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver's incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear else tight bright and unmarred. 8vo. xi 569pp. index illus b/w charts. Original color glossy wrappers. Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences unknown books
1949réf. 140949823Paris: Gallimard 1949. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue in two volumes. Numbers 292 and 1117 of 2050 numbered copies on Alfama Marais paper. 395 5; 577 6 pp. text in French. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards with striking color-stamped designs by Mario Prassinos. Near Fine with light rubbing to extremities and small bump to upper edge of Volume 1 rear board. Light foxing to textblock edges prelims and margins. Creasing and short edge tear to first 15 pages of Volume 2 with 1 inch tear to half-title page repaired with tape to verso. An attractive copy of the groundbreaking feminist work in which the author describes and analyzes the subordination of women to men. Gallimard unknown books
1959réf. 1417942London: Nicholas Kaye 1959. First English Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo 170 pages 150 plates of photos 2 fold-out plates. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket is mostly grey and is an image of cathedral arches. Spine of dust jacket is red with white lettering. Volume in entirely bound in white cloth with gilt etching of two animals on cover; lettering on spine is also gilt. Textblock is dyed red on top edge. End papers are red and white reproductions of stained glass windows. Interior of dust jacket shows moderate age toning and moderate shelf wear especially on bottom edge. One large open tear on interior front cover flap but does not impact text. Volume shows wear on spine and light soiling on back cover. Textblock is also lightly age toned. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Netdesk Column QB ND-QB. 1417942. FP New Rockville Stock. Nicholas Kaye hardcover books
1992réf. 109927NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Volume One only. Sixth printing of the revised updated edition. SIGNED by Julia Child on the half-title page. Some damp staining to the top edge of the text block resulting in a small ripple at the top of some of the pages else very good in a very good light damp staining along the top edge of the rear panel dust jacket.; 684 pages; Signed by Author . 1992. 0394533992 . Knopf, hardcover books
2005réf. 1417049Paris: Les Belle Lettres 2005. Softcover. Octavo lxvii 254 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in soft red covers with black lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear with light creasing to corners. Light creasing and scuffing to spine. Textblock clean. Shelved in Ancient Greek & Latin. 1417049. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Les Belle Lettres unknown books
