Concise Encyclopaedia Gastronomy by Simon Andre (75 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Nice condition, light blue cloth hardcover first edition book. Orginally published in a series of little books in England, this is the first time it was put in one volume. Some light signs of age and wear. Gift inscription inside first free page. We ship fast. Lots of food terms.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 141pp. Section 4 in the Wine and Food Society Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy. Focuses on Cereals.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 119pp. Section 2 in the Wine and Food Society Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy. Focuses on Fish.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In blue cloth. No jacket.

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 5th Printing (first published 1940). 119pp; spine darkened and detached a little a top, but a good entire copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Boards are clean. Content is clean with even toning. Good DJ with some tears and toning.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. reprint. xvii, 41pp. Brown boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A comprehensive reference of vegetables and how to cook them. A gifting dedication on the front free end paper and some spotting to the closed page edges. The dust wrapper is worn with some chipping, small tears and small areas of loss and the spine area is discoloured through sunning. Some reading wear and small stains on front cover. previous owner's name on the front free end paper. Available for prompt dispatch from the UK.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards with a slight lean. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, toning and a few small tears - chip to upper spine.

Condition: Good. 1948. Reprinted. 119 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. 1948. Reprinted. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Comprising an alphabetical list of edible fishes and a selection of American, English and French recipes for their culinary preparation and presentation. Blue cloth covers have light wear on bottom edges, corners and spine. Gold gilt lettering on spine is bright. Previous owners signature on inside front cover along with a small sticker from a previous bookseller. Hinges are tight. Text is clean and unmarked. Light soiling to page ends and inside front and back covers. DJ is in a protective mylar cover with small chips and tears to edges, corners and spine ends. Light soiling to spine and covers. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. VG/G 4th. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1948 ptg. VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. Owner message to paste down. DJ with some edge wear, age tone, a few tears and creasing.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Cooking, Cookbook) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Collins, 1952. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Leigh-Pemberton (illustrator). Some light tanning. Generally a clean copy. 826 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 118p and 136p blue paperback, minor shelfwear, pages clean and unmarked, light foxing, many b&w illustrations, very good condition Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xvi, 168pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded, rubbed corners and spine ends with cloth wearing, a little cupped. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers starting to fox and tan; three previous owners's details on front endpapers; volume shaken; pages starting to tan. Otherwise internally neat and clean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 125p brown paperback, very good condition with rubbed corners, unmarked, cover slightly soiled Language: English.

Hardback in Good condition. No Dust Jacket. Not Inscribed. 178 Pages. Brown cloth boards rubbed, sunned with soiling. Uniform page Browning. The book includes sections on Liqueurs, Cocktails, Cups, Mixed Drinks, Soft Drinks and Mineral Waters. This is part of a nine volume encyclopaedia.

this volume only, paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Fair. 1945. Reprinted. 141 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Section IV. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

This volume only, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Foxing to front and back end pages. No markings in book. Binding is fine. No DJ. Sunning to covers and spine.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint edition, 1947. Previous price inked in upper corner of cover. No other markings in book. Binding is fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xvi, 168pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded, rubbed corners and spine ends, a little cupped. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers just starting to tan; stain on front endpapers; volume shaken; pages starting to age. Otherwise internally neat and clean.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine and boards sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii,183 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Cookery Encyclopedias; Eggs as food; Game and game-birds; Gastronomy Encyclopedias; Poultry. 3 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A first edition paperback.

Complete and Unabridged. New York, 1952. Harcourt, Brace and Co. i-xv + 816pp. 1st American edition; originally published in England in 9 sections, 1939-1946. Blue cloth with gilt spine imprint and blind stamped cover, owner's name on ffep, minor foxing & spotting to page edges, otherwise good overall. No dj. Decorations by John Leigh-Pemberton. For the serious gastronome, an essential reference providing definitions and recipes when appropriate for a vast number of foodstuffs and beverages. Posstpaid.