Cooking / Food / Beverages from About Books

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Sirio Maccioni as "Sirio," directly on the half title page. SEE OUR PHOTOS. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket. The jacket shows just a bit of mild surface rubbing. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($29.95). Square… Read more about this item

Palm Springs, California: Privately Published, 2021. Very Good condition. Reading crease to spine. Bright and shiny. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Pages are clean and unmarked. Subtitle: "Adventures and Sordid Tales from Life in the Restaurant Biz." Bound in… Read more about this item

London: Tech Train Services Corp, 1996. The cover is in Very Good condition (minor wear). FINE inside. Bright and shiny. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Well illustrated with parts breakout (numbered) diagrams of equipment, photos, drawings, etc. Bound in the original white laminated boards, stamped in… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, Inc, 1994. SIGNED by Bobby Flay directly on the half title page ("Be Bold!" and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. The jacket has only a little light surface rubbing/shelfwear. NO chips or tears. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or… Read more about this item

New York: Kensington Publishing Corp, 2023. Appears unread. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition in a bright, shiny Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket would also be Fine but for a tiny nick to its rear panel -- NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Clean, square and… Read more about this item

Edmonds, Washington: Northwest Learning Associates Inc, 1984. Very Good condition. Flat, uncreased spine. No owner's name or bookplate. A few sentences highlighted on three early pages only. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original blue wraps, lettered in bright white. 8.25" wide by 10.5" tall. . 1984 edition. Oversize Softcover. Very… Read more about this item

Paris, [France]: CELIV, 1994. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Cover is in Very Good condition with only a mild bump to one corner. NO pages are affected (i.e. NO page creases). Bright and shiny. Square and tight. FINE inside. NOT a library discard. NOT… Read more about this item

New York: Fall River Press, 2016. A beautiful copy. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Foreword by Paul Armentano, Deputy Director… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's/Marek, 1985. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (1 tiny chip/short closed tears). NO fading. NOT price clipped ($12.95). Sharp corners. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 1985. First printing with "First U.S. Edition" so stated and with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. With 12… Read more about this item

New York: Ecco / An Imprint of HarperCollins, 2008. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a black sharpie directly on the half title page: "...Peace thru pasta. Love thru lasagna. Good luck in Vegas (signed) Mario Batali." Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears, creases… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1965. Fine condition in a Good dust jacket (edge chips). NOT price clipped ($5.95). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. Subtitle: "A… Read more about this item

Savannah, Georgia: Mount Taygetus Press , 2019. INSCRIBED / SIGNED directly on the title page by Stratton Leopold [i. e. Efstratios Leopold]. BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely photo illustrated -- most… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Nick Lyon Books / Doubleday & Co, 1979. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper ("Sincerely" and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (only light shelfwear / one short closed tear to jacket's rear panel). NO chips or fading. NOT… Read more about this item

Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka: Stamford Lake, 2016. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Packed with recipes, many illustrated with full color, full page photographs. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original orange laminated boards, with full color photo front and… Read more about this item

Metabolic Living / Bowden, 2018. New and unread in near PERFECT condition (with only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the rear cover -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. Bound in the original brown pictorial wraps. From a review by… Read more about this item

Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2001. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears or fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square… Read more about this item

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: The American Culinary Federation / Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2006. RARE Instructor's Manual. 2006 edition. Very Good condition. Bright and shiny. Mild crease to rear cover. Flat uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: Cortellini Publishing, 2013. Very Good condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears or fading. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Brief gift note on an early page. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with photos -- many in beautiful full color. Bound in the original pictorial… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. Very Good condition. Rubbing to corners. Small stain (1/4" by 1") to the top edge of several pages -- but in the margin only. No text is affected. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Illustrated with… Read more about this item

Las Vegas, Nevada: Briar Meadows Press, 2007. Signed by the Author, a Las Vegas Chef (his signature and a brief sentiment only, NOT personalized to anyone). BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT… Read more about this item