Gastronomy Root Waverley (3 results)

First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very Good copy with a remainder mark on the bottom edge and dampstain to one corner of the text block not bleeding through to the text in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with damp stain to inside tope edge of the jacket. Root is one of the foremost authorities on food and in this volume he provides a comprehensive guide to the foods of the world. 602 pages, fully illustrated.…

First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a short closed slit to the front panel of the jacket. Root is one of the world's leading food authorities and in this comprehensive volume he shares two hundred delightful essays, as well as shorter entries, on the foods of the world, discussing the history of food, from ancient to modern times, and offering a host of food facts and trivia, accompanied by two hundred illustrations.…

First Printing of the First Edition. A Near Fine copy with a remainder mark on the bottom edge in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Root is one of the foremost authorites on food and in this volume he provides a comprehensive guide to the foods of the world. 602 pages, fully illustrated. Catalog Jasper.