Search Results: Cooking/Food/Spirits from Brass DolphinBooks

New York: Broadway, 2000. First Edition, Full Number Line . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The book and the jacket's condition both closely approcah Near Fine. Book is unmarked with no stains or bumping. Minor trace of text edge swell, feel sure this is as made. Jacket in similar good shape, with a bit of minor edgewear. Unpriced dustjacket strikes me as odd for a non-Book Club product, but the item does not look like a Book Club. Looks splendid and newish in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Little Rock: JLLR, 1997. First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Book in very pretty shape, no stains. Would have graded it a bit higher but it has notable upper tip bumping with tiny paper break back corner. Still an attractive, bright copy. Jacket has a notable trace of edgewear. In new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Crown, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good-. Book quite clean and sound, uncocked, unmarked. Jacket has lots of edgewear, edge chipping, spine fade, jacket in new mylar wrapper. Front cover red/yellow vibrant. From the cover "recipes from Rumania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Albania etc."

Boston: The Harverd Common Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Little bad to note, but, jacket price clipped, longish gift inscription 1/2 title page. Still a beautiful hardcover, perhaps unused. Full number line.

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1959. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Massive 608 page oblong @ 6" X10", sub-title ' P's 1,000 Best Recipes.' Clean, sturdy, thumb indexed, tiny fleck cover, quite decent. Prettily old-fashioned looking, tan cloth, gilt stamping. Too thick for standard overseas or fast shipping. 1959 is only date I see.

NY: Ryland, Peters and Small, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sub-title, "From sourdough to rye". Calls itself first US, full numberline. Straight, large format, slender hardcover, newish, no marking, no use issues. Jacket not perfect but quite close, no tears, priced. Just received and added to this one for sale as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping, Ex Library hardcover of Joe Ortiz' The Village Baker. Decent, but the first endhseet has been cut away, binding still good as hinge intact. Library marks present but sound unstained. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Harper Collins, 1995. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Very Good-. This listing is now for 2 hardcovers re the cooking of southern France and Provence. They are sold as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. A clean sturdy pair with outstanding flaws that do not seem to affect their usefulness. CN has an odd uniform swale thruout text, so mild I missed it at first. Book Club seems likely, unpriced jacket. The CP has had it's first endsheet removed, hinge not opened and it seems likely to hold nicely indefinitely. Both jackets are clean, sweet looking and I shall put them both in new mylar wrappers. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

New York: HarperCollins, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. From the cover, "From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers." Book is tight and seemingly unused. Pretty, lavishly done photoboards. Tiny light stains at text's top edge. Jacket is rather rough (unpriced front flap, Book Club?). Back panel has 1" tear, chip, back flap a bit of crumple. In new mylar wrapper, looking pretty fair. JUST RECEIVED and added for sale to this one (with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping) dust jacketed hardcover of Chloe Doutre-Roussel's 'The Chocolate Connoisseur' in near perfect shape, newish, first edition. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

various. Uncertain . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rushed listing. Williams-Sonoma "Holiday Baking", BHG "A Festive Xmas", BC "Xmas Cookbook", Ideals "Have a Gourmet Xmas", Worthington "Seriously Simple Holidays". mostly jacketed hardcovers. All 5 at the listed price with one-book priced media mail shipping.

Lenexa, KS: Cookbook Publishers, 2000. 5th or later Edition . Ring Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Wells Justin. Inscribed by Cunningham and Cates, signed under his photo by Wells. Sturdy plastic (sometimes called comb) ring binding of stiff paper covered light cardstock pages. 115 pages. Mild wear, no notable flaws.

London: Hermes House, 2000. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very large, heavy book. Can ship domestic media mail at our usual one-book price. Fast or international shipping will require surcharge above our usual shipping prices. Clean sound hardover, whose sole 'flaw' is a bit of bumping to the field of the lower board edges. Minor, invisible unless inspected closely. No stains or marking at all. Jacket looks quite nice, but has some edge wear, scars no tears, crease at front flap, in new mylar wrapper. Jacket is unpriced but as it came to me with a department store label am reasonably sure it is not book club. From the jacket "More than 350 irresistably sweet temptations for after-dinner indulgence." *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Castle, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Decent book, per Mcbride published, no additional printings. Correct for no additional printings, no published date, just date. First edition seems likely. Some endsheet toning from jacket. Jacket decent but price clipped. Book clean, no stains to speak of. Longish gift inscription 1st endsheet. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards.*

London: J.M. Dent, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Ionicus. A handsome older book with an assortment of minor flaws. Trace abrasion head/foot spine, boards a trifle bumped with the odd nick. Text prettily done, unmarked, excepting that a bit of dark tape had been laid in verso title page and while no longer there has transferred to TP and dedication page. Also the top stain has caught a trace of moisture, staining and showing at foredege. All this said a sound attractive book. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Barcelona: Edicions Barcelona, 1991. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Handsome book and jacket, not unused but straight and bright. Trace of price erasure evident 1st end sheet. This is in Spanish? of which I have a flimsy grasp so I will quote from the copyright data. Quarto edicio catalana is it possible this is in another language of Spain? Catalan? Catalonian? I do not know, but the spellings do not appear to be the Spanish I have seen before. Copyright page says "Quarta edicio: marc de 1991. Barcelona. isbn 8472870324", which, at 9 digits can not be complete. In any case, no stains or marking, binding sound, one book priced shipping. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Time/Life, 1961. Fourth Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Huge slender hardcover. Orange /Red boards. Crisp, not notably bumped. Text unmarked, no stains. End sheet and paste downs done in handsome danish modern style multi-color kitchen utensil illustrations *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Bath: Paragon, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lovely cookbook, text in Spanish, vividly phtographed on Wok cooking technique. Pretty book and jkt, no marking, no stains, newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Artisan, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This listing is for 2 jacketed hardcovers, sold as a pair at the listed price, with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. Both are unmarked, handsome, some cover nick, very mild, no remainder marks. The Peterson (the comprehensive guide to cooking techniques) is a first, the Nischan (irresistible recipes for good food and good health) is a later printing. Both pretty clean and newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

London: Anness Pub., 1993. Presume 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. From the cover, "A concise course in decorating techniques-with over 20 step-by-step projects." Good looking copy, very sharp, clean, newish. Jacket clean minimal wear, 1/2" tear back panel, in mylar wrapper. JUST RECD. and added to this listing for sale as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping, Hardcover of Byrn's, Cake Mix Doctor in an unjacketed/clean/newish copy. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Whitecap/Graphic Arts, 1999. Presume 1st, No Addl. Printings . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Presume first no additional printings. Unpriced dust jacket. Handsome book and jacket, newish, no marking, no stains. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Vancouver: Whitecap, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Extremely mild bumping bottom corners. Jacket has normal trace scuffwear. Text bright, crisp, handsome.*We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*