12 304 résultats
1988réf. 023275Freixenet 1988. First English Language Edition . Green Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. 12 " Tall. Color Plates Throughout. 278 Pp. First English Language Edition Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed "For Robert L. Balzer As A Memory Of Your Visit To Gloria Ferrer Winery. Best Wishes Josep Ferrer Sala April 28 1989". The Ferrer Family Produces Freixenet Spanish Sparkling Wines. Freixenet hardcover
1858réf. 023432Bordeaux: P. Chaumas 1858. 2nd Edition . Half Morocco. Fine. 566 Pp. Stated "Dieuxieme Edition". Old But Fine Half Morocco Wine Red Color Five Bands Gilt Title And Author 11 Gilt Fleur De Lys In Each Of Five Other Compartments Gold Rules At Edges Original Marbled Endpapers Matching Marbling On Edges Of Page Block. No Names No Marks No Bookplates Foxing To White Endpapers And Half-Title A Few Small Very Light Foxing Areas On Title Page Otherwise Contents Clean Square Crisp. P. Chaumas unknown
1842réf. 023130Paris: Chez M M / Dentu 1842. First Edition . Quarter Leather. Very Good . 8 1/4" Tall. 472 Pp 2 Pp Contents Pages And 5 Plates Including 4 Folding Plates At End. Original Quarter Morocco Over Patterned Paper Over Boards. Gently Worn Spine Gilt Still Bright No Fraying Of Leather Some Wear To Paper Along Edges Of Boards Veryl Clean And Solid Tips Square. Original Endpapers Hinges Tight. Colored Along Edges Of Page Block As Issued. No Damp Stains. Pages Square Crisp But A Little Browned And Foxed. Small Illegible Owner's Signature At Top Of Introduction Page Ink Now Quite Browned. Chez M M / Dentu hardcover
1972réf. 023514Austin: Shoal Creek Publishers 1972. Second Edition . Spiral Bound Card Covers. Very Good. 352 pp. Covers and contents immaculate but losses along foredge of first pages to p. 18 either a publishing defect or insect damage no trace of soiling etc. Nicely inscribed by the author to wine expert and writer Robert L. Balzer. Shoal Creek Publishers unknown
1965réf. 023218Pavia: Renato Giardini 1965. First Edition First Printing . Red Cloth. Fine/Very Good DJ. Color Folding Maps; b/w Photographs. 383 Pp. Pages Browning As Usual Otherwise A Fine Book. Dj With A Few Short Tears At Top And Bottom Edges Touch Of Wear At Corners. With The Publisher's Red Wraparound Band With A Quote By Cesare Angelini Band Chipped Along Top Of Front Panel With Loss Of One Letter And Partial Loss Of 8 Letters In The Blurb. International Shipping At Much More Than Standard Rate Due To Size And Weight Renato Giardini hardcover
1939réf. 023509New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1939. First Edition stated . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. 338 Pp Xxviii Index At End. Multicolor Cloth Spine Label. First Edition Stated. A Fine Book With A Little Age-Toning To Endpapers No Wear. Dj Priced $2.50 With Light Wear At Corners Minute Losses At Corners And Slight Wear Along Edges. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1965réf. 023253St Helena 1969: C. Mondavi & Sons / Charles Krug Winery 1965. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Spiral Bound. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Headpieces and Tailpieces. 129 Pp. Illustrated Boards Beige Plastic Comb Binding. Clean Undamaged Beige Spiral Binding Intact. Inscribed To Robert Balzer Wine Expert And Later The Author Of A Book About The Mondavi Winery "To Bob Balzer With Best Wishes Peter Mondavi. C. Mondavi & Sons / Charles Krug Winery unknown
1978réf. 019891Les Baux-aux-Provence: Baumanier 1978. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Raymond Thuilier. Large format portfolio Des Baux a la Mer #215 of 1000 copies. With presentation booklet from Thuilier not signed. With menu presentation signed by Jacques Picord and menu from a day in 1978 signed by the chef that day. Baumanier paperback
2002réf. 023113Healdsburg California: Andy Katz Photography 2002. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. 12 1/4" x 12 1/4. Color Photographs By Andy Katz. Near new. Nicely inscribed to California wine expert Robert L. Balzer "Dear Robert Many thanks for your inspiration spreading the Gospel and putting us on the Fine Wine Map. Tim Mondavi." The inscription is on one of two facing photographs with photos of Tim Mondavi and with text by him. Also with the folder and related brochures relating to the winery to Tim Mondavi for a wine tasting with Balzer's notes on many fine 2000 wines also for a luncheon March 5 2003 hosted by Tim Mondavi. Andy Katz Photography hardcover
1947réf. 023307New York: Prentice-Hall 1947. First Edition First Printing . Blue-grey Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 258 Pp.Blue-Grey Cloth. 1947 Date On Title ;Page. Lightly Used No Fraying Hinges Tight No Names Or Marks. Dj Priced $3.40 Edge Wear Small/Tiny Loses At Corners Spine Background A Little Faded Not Price-Clipped. "How The Forces Of Technology Will Bring Good Fresh Food To Americans And Take Malnutrition Out Of American History". Right. Let's See Is Fresh Food Or Over-Processed Food The Economic Driver Of The Food Industry More Sugar And Salt Anyone Per Wikipedia Stuart Chase 1888 - 1985 Was An American Economist Social Theorist And Writer. His Writings Covered Topics As Diverse As General Semantics And Physical Economy. His Thought Was Shaped By Henry George 1839-1897 By Economic Philosopher Thorstein Veblen 1857-1929 By Fabian Socialism And Briefly By The Communist Social And Educational Experiments In The Soviet Union To Around 1930 Though Chase Was Broadly A Modern American Liberal. Chase Spent His Early Political Career Supporting "A Wide Range Of Reform Causes: The Single Tax Women's Suffrage Birth Control And Socialism." Chase's Early Books The Tragedy Of Waste 1925 And Your Money's Worth 1927 Were Notable For Their Criticism Of Corporate Advertising And Their Advocacy Of Consumer Protection. In 1929 Chase Co-Founded Consumers' Research A Consumer Protection Advocacy Organization. In 1932 Chase Wrote A New Deal Which Became Identified With The Economic Programs Of American President Franklin Roosevelt. He Also Wrote A Cover Story In The New Republic "A New Deal For America" Which Appeared Days Before Roosevelt Promised "A New Deal" In His Speech Accepting The Presidential Nomination Of The Democratic Party. Whether Roosevelt Speechwriter Samuel Rosenman Got The Phrase From Chase Is Unknown. Chase's 1938 Book The Tyranny Of Words Was An Early And Influential Popularization Of Alfred Korzybski's Theory Of General Semantics. Prentice-Hall hardcover
1934réf. 023199London: Constable & Company 1934. Second Edition First Printing . Red Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece Plates. Xv 161 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. Second Edition Revised And Enlarged. First Printing Book Is Near Fine Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Price Clipped But Otherwise Complete Except For Very Light Chipping At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips Spine A Little Darkened. With A Very Cordial May 18 1939 Two Page Typed Signed Letter From Berry To Balzer Responding To Balzer's Letter Of May 6 Enclosing Berry's Brochure Of Burgundy Wines Opining That At Present The 1929'S Are Excellent But The 1928'S Will Live Longer Discussing California Wines And Robert L Stevenson's Writings Quoting The Latter And Ending "We Shall Be Very Pleased To See You Here And Perhaps Arrange If You Are Agreeable To Crack A Bottle Or Two Over A Simple Luncheon." Also With A Folding Printed Menu For "Lunch At The Sign Of The Coffee Mill" 3 St. James's Street S. W. 1 London With Typed Details Indicating A Luncheon For Mrs. Robert L. Balzer 24Th August 1939 Fourline Quotation And Two Page Menu Inside Served With A 1923 Hospices De Beaune Mersault Charmes; 1929 Binet United Kingdom Cuvee A Apricot Liquor And An 1875 Grande Champagne Des Heritiers; On The Last Page Of The Menu Is A Printed Device Which Is Signed Over In Ink By Charles Berry. Constable & Company hardcover
1938réf. 024083New York: Modern Age Books 1938. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. Decorations By Julian Brazelton. 228 Pp Blank Menu Pages And Catalog At Rear. First Trade Edition Not The "Compliments" Issue. Very Clean Lightly Used Book No Names Or Marks Or Wear. Dj With Light Even Wear Not Price Clipped .50 1/8" Deep X 1/2" Long Chip At Upper Right Opf Front Panel 1" Tear Down Top Of Rear Flap Fold With A Connecting 1" Crease To A 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel Minute Losses At Corners. Modern Age Books hardcover
1864réf. 023433Bordeaux: P. Chaumas 1864. 5th or later Edition . Half Morocco. Fine. 55 Vues De Chateaux Folding Charts And Large Folding Color Map At Rear. 1V 364 Pp. Folding Plates Including Large Folding Map In Color. Old But Fine Quarter Morocco Wine Red Color Five Bands Gilt Title And Author 11 Gilt Fleur De Lys In Each Of Five Other Compartments Gold Rules At Edges Original Marbled Endpapers Matching Marbling On Edges Of Page Block. No Names No Marks No Bookplates Foxing To White Endpapers And Half-Title A Few Small Very Light Foxing Areas On Title Page Otherwise Contents Clean Square Crisp A Superior Example. P. Chaumas unknown
1959réf. 023228Montrouge / Reims: G. H. Mumm / Draeger Freres 1959. First Edition . Boards. Very Good/Very Good DJ. 10 1/2" Tall. Color and B/W Photographs. English Language Edition. Hardcover Slighty Flexible. Dust Jacket Flaps Fastened Togther As Issued0. Would Be Near Fine But Has 1" Tears At Top Of Spine Edges Of Book And Dj. Signed By Couvrier On Title Dated In 1964. G. H. Mumm / Draeger Freres hardcover
1975réf. 023853Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press / Italian National Wine Committee / Italian Foreign Trade Institute 1975. Second Edition . White Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 10 3/4" Tall. Color Photographs. 159 Pp. White Boards. Considerably Enlarged From The Shorter 1971 Edition. Robert Balzer's Personal Copy Not Marked As Such. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Excellent Condition. The Second Edition Is Scarce; Worldcat Records Only Nine Copies In Institutional Holdings. Ward Ritchie Press / Italian National Wine Committee / Italian Foreign Trade Institute hardcover
1993réf. 023955New York: Harry N Abrams 1993. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. Color Photographs Throughout. 168 Pp. Light Blue Cloth. First Printing. Fine Excerpt For A Little Fading To Edges Of Boards And A Touch Of Wear At Top Of Spine Of Dj. Harry N Abrams hardcover
1936réf. 023242New York City: Charles & Co 1936. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Color and B/W Plates. 367 Pp. Blue Cloth Lightly Used But No Noticeable Rubbing No Tears Hinges Solid 1" Long Stain At Top Edge Of Last 50 Pp Showing Up To 1/8" Deep At Most. Charles & Co hardcover
1904réf. 016242Berlin: A. Mathis 1904. Early Reprint . Red Cloth. Fine. Color and B/W Plates; Drawings Throughout. 783 Pp. Red Cloth. A Bright Clean Copy Of This Massive Encyclopedia Of Recipes And Cooking. Hinges Broken And Top Rear Spine Edge Torn 2" Due To A Bookcase Malfunction Rather Than Wear Otherwise Very Good . Previous Owner's Name In Pencil Twice No Other Marks. A. Mathis hardcover
1937réf. 024441New York: Harper & Brothers 1937. First Edition First Printing . Peach Cloth Gilt. Very Good/Very Good DJ. 253 Pp. First Book On Food By M F K Fisher. Book Is Bright And Clean All Gilt Brilliant Rubbing At Top And Bottom Of Spine No Fraying No Names Or Marks Signed On The Half-Title By Fisher In Her Very Early Small Hand. Rear Hinge Was Cracked Now Professionally Repaired. Dj Complete Not Price-Clipped $2.50 No Chipping But Minute Losses At Corners 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Edge 1/4" Closed Tear Top Rear Panel 1/8" Closed Tear At Center Of Rear Flap Fold Spine Sunned With Slight Tanning Of White Areas And Pink Background At Top And Bottom Of Spine Is Somewhat Faded Some Slight Oval Pressure Indentations At Center Of Spine No Damp Spotting Slight Dustiness/Soiling To White Areas. It Is Said Of Fisher That If She Had Written About Anything Other Than Food She Would Have Been One Of The Greatest Writers Of Her Time. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1940réf. 023251New York: Sherman & Spoerer Inc 1940. First Edition First Printing . Cloth. Very Good /No DJ. 9 1/2" Tall. Maps and Drawings By Conrado W. Massaguer. 404 Pp. Stated First Edition 1940. Red Cloth Gilt Lettering. Lightly Used Spine Gilt Lettering All Present And Clear No Fraying Covers Clean Hinges Tight Contents Immaculate And Unworn. Inscribed "With Best Wishes Harold Grossman Julius Wile Sons & Co. Inc. Christmas 1940 For Robert L. Balzer" Additionally Inscribed "A Very Merry Christmas Happy New Year H. J. Bissonette". With Decorative Personal Bookplate Of Well Known Los Angeles Food And Wine Expert Los Angeles Times Food Critic Wine Dealer Restaurant Proprietor Etc. Robert Lawrence Balzer. Sherman & Spoerer, Inc hardcover
1948réf. 025938Los Angeles: The Ward Richie Press 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth / Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Fair Dustjacket. Decorations. Hardcover. First Printing 1948. Lightly Used Book In Well Worn Dj Completely Split Along Front Spine Edge Tear At Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge Small Corner Chips On Spine Spine Panel Detached And Laid In. Signed By Balzer On The Half Title No Other Names Or Marks. The Ward Richie Press hardcover
1970réf. 001044Robert Balzer 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Four Volumes Hundreds Of Pages And Dozens Of Issues In Specially Printed Binders Of This Journal 1970-1974. Consists Of Articles About Wines And Vintners. International Postage At Considerable Additional Cost Robert Balzer hardcover
1971réf. 023562Berkeley: Wine Publications 1971. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 214 Pp.Apparent First Printing. A Fine Book In Near Fine Dj With Recent 1/4" Tear At Lower Front Tip. Inscribed To Wine Expert Robert L Balzer "To Bob Another Good Wine Writer - Irv". Wine Publications hardcover
1953réf. 023152London: Newman Neame 1953. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. Wood Engravings By David Gentleman. 56 Pp. Beige Boards Gilt. A Bright Clean First Printing From The Library Of Food And Wine Expert Robert L Balzer A Friend Of Simon And Signed By Simon On The Front Endpaper. Boards Slightly Splayed As Usual. Dj Clean And Complete Light Wear At Edges 3/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel 1/4" Tear At Base Of Rear Flap Fold. Presentation Slip "With The Compliments Of Andre L. Simon" Laid In Loosely. Newman Neame hardcover
1910réf. 024205New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1910. First Edition First Impression . Soft cover. Fine/No Dustjacket as Issued. 8 3/8 " Tall. 372 Pp. Deluxe Binding Of Full Limp Roan Leather. Gilt Lettering With Elaborate Blindstamped Brown Grape And Vine Decorations On Cover Design On Spine. Top Edge Gilt Deckled Edges. Endpapers With Very Delicate Design Of Minute Vine Leaves. A Fine Copy Unworn Unfaded Gilt Brilliant No Names Or Marks. With A Long Newsppaer Clipping Of Her Obituary. From Wikipedia: Myrtle Reed 1874 -1911 Was An American Author Poet Journalist And Philanthropist. She Wrote A Number Of Bestsellers And Even Published A Series Of Cookbooks Under The Pseudonym Olive Green. She Graduated From The West Division High School Chicago Where She Edited The School's Newspaper Called The Voice During Which Time She Corresponded With James Sydney Mccullough A Young Irish-Canadian Who Was Editing A College Newspaper In Toronto.1 She Married Mccullough In 1906 After A Courtship Of Nearly 15 Years.1 She Was A Diagnosed Insomniac With Prescribed Sleeping Drafts. She Died On August 17 1911 Aged 36 Of An Overdose Of Sleeping Powder Taken With Suicidal Intent In Her Flat Called "Paradise Flat" At 5120 Kenmore Avenue Chicago Illinois. Her Suicide Letter Written To Her Maid Annie Larsen Was Published The Following Day. Her Will Directed Her Estate Be Divided Among Eight Charities That For Several Years Had Been Favorites Of Their Benefactor; However Her Estate Was Subjected To At Least Two Different Lawsuits. Paradise Flat The Residence In Which She Died Was Burgled During Her Funeral; Among The Stolen Items Were Several De Luxe Or Signed Slipcased Limited-Edition Novels Written By The Decedent. A Famous Epigram Of Myrtle Reed Taken From Threads Of Gray And Gold Declares: "The Only Way To Test A Man Is To Marry Him. If You Live It's A Mushroom. If You Die It's A Toadstool." According To The Obituary Reed Held Many Home Entertainments Including A "Model Husband Contest" Which Her Husband Won But Her Suicide Note To A Friend Stated "If My Husband Had Been As Good And Kind To Me And As Considerate As You I Would Not Be Going Where I Am". G. P. Putnam's Sons paperback
