April 12, 2024
1961 1st American Edition LAROUSSE GASTRONOMIQUE Prosper Montagne Illustrated HC
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For sale is this first English edition of the World Authority on Food, Wine, & Cookery. This is the stated First American Edition of 1961, first printing in English. This book is in Very Good condition and would make a great Gift! Title: THE WORLD AUTHORITY LAROUSSE GASTRONOMIQUE: The Encyclopedia of Food, Wine and CookingWritten by Prosper Montagne'Introduction by A Escoffier and Ph GilbertEdited by Charlotte Turgeon and Nina Froud Published by Crown Publishers, New York copyright 1961. The French edition of this book was first published in France by Libraire Larousse in 1938. This edition is first American edition published in 1961. This is the first printing with no additional printings listed. This is a hardcover book/no dust jacket. The book is bound in washable blue cloth covered boards with blind impressed decoration to the covers and bright white titles on the front and spine. The endpapers are illustrated with photos of cooking. The book size is 8 by 10 inches, 1101 pages including Index. Illustrated with a frontispiece in color and over 35 color plates of prepared dishes; nearly 1,000 illustrations in black & white. More than 8,500 recipes arranged alphabetically, fully cross referenced.Condition: The book is in almost Like New condition. The book covers are bright and clean with bright titles on the front and the spine.
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