The Esquire Culinary Companion. Being An Exotic Cookery Book Or, Around Europe With a Knife, Fork, and Spoon. by Baker, Charles H., jr - 1959.

NY: CROWN PUB.. FLAT SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NO SLIPCASE. TOP FORE-EDGE CHIPS, NOT AFFECTING TEXT. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1959.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Slipcase. (viii) 320 pp. SIGNED by author Charles H. Baker, Jr, in ink on the front free endpaper. Index of restaurants; Index of recipes. By the author of The Gentleman's Companion and The South American Gentleman's Companion. Maroon cloth. Publisher's slipcase. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". International recipes and restaurant reviews, as well as "Certain Valuable Words to the Wise Concerning the Which, Where and How of Wines and a Lovingly Compiled Nonpariel Index of Herbs and Their Uses" (from the title page). All written in the inimitable Baker style. A Fine copy in a custom clear mylar sleeve in a Near Fine slipcase (edgewear to top opening.) ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail. to any United States address.

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc.. Near Fine. 1959. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with the original slipcase, signed by the author on the first blank end-paper, the book is in great shape, what appears to be a publishing defect has caused some fading to a small portion of the text on page 2 but the text is still readable, also, a few faint scuff-marks to the cloth on the front cover, the book is clean and attractive, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the slipcase has some surface-wear to the original paper label on one side, all of the text on the label is unaffected and there are no other significant flaws, 320 pages, includes a section on herbs and wines and a Restaurant Index and Recipe Index; Signed by Author .

New York: Crown, 1959. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6.75 x 9.75in. viii. 320pp. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. NEAR FINE in Near Fine slipcase. The book itself shows a hint of toning of the spine, else Fine/As New. The slipcase shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1959. First edition of Baker's famed Esquire Culinary Companion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Charles H. Baker Jr." Near fine in the original slipcase which is in very good condition. Published on the twentieth anniversary of Baker's masterpiece, Gentleman's Companion, The Esquire Culinary Companion brings together a fine selection of recipes compiled by the author on a whirlwind trip through Europe including 'Interesting Italian Eatables', 'Succulent Spanish Selections', 'Samplings from the Swiss Chefs', and 'Bright Belgian Bouchees'. He states in his foreword: "This volume marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of our Madness, the pleasant madness of collecting recipes. It marks also the twentieth anniversary of the publication of our Gentleman's Companion, a work containing the 700 greatest masterpieces of food and liquid. Since the noble time many roasts have passed… Read More