Blue trout and black truffles ; the peregrinations of an epicure
by Wechsberg, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped and frayed corners, light browning to front free endpaper and front
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped and frayed corners, light browning to front free endpaper and front pastedown, bright pages in tight binding, almost one-inch tear to DJ spine foot, one and a quarter-inch tear to rear DJ-top edge, half quarter-inch tear to front-top DJ edge, torn DJ corners, less than a quarter-inch tear to front-rear DJ edge, price-clipped DJ, light black spotting to top fore-edge, extremely faint spotting to fore-edge, else Very Good in Good DJ.. Octavo in blue DJ, deckled edges, 287 pages, b&w illustrations ; 23 cm. DJ protected in mylar sleeve. Article included. || Gastronomy, Authors -- Biography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91158
- Title
- Blue trout and black truffles ; the peregrinations of an epicure
- Author
- Wechsberg, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped and frayed corners, light browning to front free endpaper and front
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...