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1984 Foie Gras and Trumpets
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
In the publisher's original cloth binding.
With the original unclipped dust wrapper.
This volume is a first edition.
Illustrated with 25 black and with illustrations and photograph facsimiles, including a frontispiece of 'The Gondola Party' given in 1905 at the Savoy Hotel by the Millionaire George A. Kessler in honour of the birthday of King Edward VII. Collated, complete.
With a foreword from New Zealand opera singer, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, DBE.
This work explores the intersection of gastronomy and music through a collection of anecdotes about renowned musicians and their choice of cuisine. With sections covering "Restaurants with music", "Composers at the table", "Pasta was their password", "Feasting with nightingales and a swan", "Reflections upon paying", and "Recipes in full".
Condition
in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Slight bumping to the extremities of the spine, with the odd faint handling mark to the boards. Dustwrapper, smart. The back wrap has been reinforced by tape, repairing a small closed tear. One or two slight handling marks and creases. Spine faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Near Fine
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