Auguste Escoffier Foreword Andre L Simon (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First English Edition. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, tape removal marks to the endpapers where the jacket was taped down; intact jacket now in a protector is edge worn with several closed tears and small chips, old price label on the rear panel. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. "The esteemed French chef provides a collection of recipes for a wide range of simple yet elegant meals with the average housewife in mind."--WorldCat. Referred to by the French press as "roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier des rois" ("king of chefs and chef of kings"though this had also been previously said of Carême), Escoffier was France's preeminent chef in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Alongside the recipes he recorded and invented, another of Escoffier's contributions to cooking was to elevate it to the status of a respected profession by introducing organized discipline to his kitchens. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First English Edition. Slight wear to boards, edges slightly brown, dustwrapper frayed and torn. Heavy - may require extra shipping to some locations 2A1.