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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TASTE OR, MEDITATIONS ON TRANSCENDENTAL GASTRONOMY
by BRILLAT-SAVARIN, Jean Anthelme
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- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Contents are Fine but nearly all of the leather is lacking from the spine. Hence Fair in a Very Good slipcase with a darkened ba
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
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$62.50
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents are Fine but nearly all of the leather is lacking from the spine. Hence Fair in a Very Good slipcase with a darkened backstrip. Sylvain Sauvage. Royal octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in pictorial boards backed with first-quality English pigskin leather. Newly translated and annotated by M. F. K. Fisher with a preface by her as well. Charming color illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. Copy #834 of 1500 issued unsigned as Sauvage died before the edition was published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 019654
- Title
- THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TASTE OR, MEDITATIONS ON TRANSCENDENTAL GASTRONOMY
- Author
- BRILLAT-SAVARIN, Jean Anthelme
- Illustrator
- Sylvain Sauvage
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Contents are Fine but nearly all of the leather is lacking from the spine. Hence Fair in a Very Good slipcase with a darkened ba
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Limited Editions Club; M. F. K. Fisher; Brillat-Savarin; Cookbooks; Fine Press; French Literature; Illustrated Books; Cookery; Color Plates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookery; Color Plates; Cookbooks;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
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About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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