Celler Roca (2 results)
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Seller: Llibres del Mirall, Barcelona, B, SpainLlibres del Mirall
Contact seller4-star sellerMediapro - Edicions 62, 1998. Fotografies a color. 201 p. Foli apaisat. Cartoné editorial. Molt bon exemplar. Gastronomia. Art. Pintura. Música. Literatura catalana. Regal.
Published by Paris: Ph.-D. Pierres, 1782, 1782
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, B, SpainCole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
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Add to basketThree volumes, complete. FIRST EDITION of this scholarly, encyclopedic, and highly entertaining history of French gastronomy. XIII, (3), 373, (1); (4), 383, (1); (4), 363, (1). Half-titles present (they are often missing). SIGNED (in pencil) ON THE HALF-TITLE OF VOLUME I BY JORDI, JOSEP, AND JOAN ROCA OF EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA IN… GIRONA, SPAIN, THE BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD (according to the highly prestigious San Pellegrino survey) FOR 2013-2014 AND 2015-2016. Signed at the restaurant by all three FOR ME on August 30, 2013, shortly after the restaurant was named the finest in the world for the first time (a printed menu from that evening is included.) And SIGNED (in pencil) ON THE HALF-TITLE OF VOLUME II BY FERRAN ADRIA, OF EL BULLI, winner of the San Pellegrino survey a record five times. Signed FOR ME on the evening of October 29, 2013, right after Adrià gave a lecture at the Elisava design school in Barcelona. And SIGNED (in ballpoint) ON THE FRONT FLYLEAF OF VOLUME III BY EDUARD XATRUCH AND ORIOL CASTRO OF DISFRUTAR, winner of the San Pellegrino survey for 2024-2025 (it is no longer possible to win more than once.) Signed FOR ME at the restaurant on July 8, 2025 (a beautifully-presented printed menu is included.) ***** The author originally set out to write an extensive work covering all facets of private life in France, but only this first part--which covers everything related to cooking, wine, eating, and hunting--was published. Discusses the origins of cooking tools and techniques, the provenance of all kinds of foods (including, of course, foodstuffs that came from the New World), and much more, including an extensive section on hunting. A classic. PRINTED ON FINE LAID PAPER. 8vo. ELEGANTLY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY HALF RUSSIA AND MARBLED BOARDS, SPINE IN SIX COMPARTMENTS WITH RAISED BANDS. Minimal traces of wear to bindings, upper joint of volume I cracked, else a fine and bright copy with very large margins and very white paper. Vicaire 510 ("Ouvrage tres interessant et tres utile."); Bitting 280 ("This is one of the finest works upon the social life of the French people."); Thiebaud 576. AN OUTSTANDING SET OF A RARE AND IMPORTANT WORK, SIGNED BY THE PRINCIPALS OF ALL THREE RESTAURANTS THAT WON THE COVETED SAN PELLEGRINO AWARD, AND THUS SPEARHEADED THE CATALAN GASTRONOMY BOOM OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 21ST CENTURY. I GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF ALL OF THESE SIGNATURES BECAUSE THE CHEFS ALL SIGNED THESE BOOKS FOR ME, IN MY PRESENCE.
