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brown cloth cover with embossed gold lettering delightful b&w illustrations, 8 color plates.
Pages mostly unmarked, binding tight.
This is a time capsule! Do people still make prune desserts, or whips?

Very nice copy; no wear to silver page edges. With slipcover.
From the preface by Harold McGee -- "This is a cookbook like no cookbook I've ever seen. At first glance, it looks right. It calls itself a cookbook, bears the names of a famous chef and restaurant, tells a story of struggle rewarded with stars, and proceeds to recipes and close-ups. But the recipes are dwarfed by their head-notes, and they're followed by a set of disquisitions on, among other things, perfume and acids and the science of chewing. From a perfumer and a physicist and a chewing specialist. Then there's the startling art, the telescoping typography. Surprise! This book is serious fun..."
Due to its weight, this book will require additional shipping charges.

Front cover has crease lower right. Binding still good. A few pages have food splatters; most pages are clean.