Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st Edition, 1963, 218 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout, including frontispiece. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket priceclipped, has some agewear (see image), but no rips or tears. Binding tight, no pages missing, spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. Top edge dyed. In great shape for its age. Vaussard has produced an engagingly realistic account of the conditions of life in town and country, from north to south, and in all levels of society. The illustrations are almost all from contemporary paintings.
Hardcover. NewYork, HarperCollins, 1st Edition, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages. Hardcover. Decorated cover boards. Green endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Spine straight. In great condition. Wolfert focuses on the delectable grains and greens-based dishes she discovered as she spent five years traversing the Mediterranean region: Spain, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, France, Italy, Turkey, and Greece.
Hardcover. South Royalton, VT, Steerforth Italia, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 300 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
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