Aaron sam beard james a (13 résultats)

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket As Issued. 6.90 X 4.10 X 0.80 inches.

Paperback. Etat : Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Full red cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Clean and unmarked. 316pp. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed and in a new mylar cover. -- James Beard liked to be called "a cook's cook," and was "born to the kitchen." In 1946 he presented the first cook show on television, and went on to become one of America's best known chefs. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. Rare but only fair with missing corners to cover and first 3 leaves. Else good with typical age toned pages. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1954. 317 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have heavy shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. It puzzled us that Beard chose to write a book on kitchen economies at a time when the nation's economy was prospering as never before. Perhaps it was his own perpetual inability to save money that prompted him. He and co-author Sam Aaron believed that the book filled "a gap in the cookbook fieldthe need for a realistic, down-to-earth approach to the subject of eating well without straining the food budget. " To them, this did not equal deprivation. As they wrote, "There is no need to go to the penny-pinching extreme of serving meat loaf made with half a pound of hamburger and one cup of oatmeal, as some people do. Within the limitations of your budget you can set a table that has variety and distinction. You can serve gourmet food. " Aaron, a wine-and-spirits authority, told readers how to drink better for less money, too. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 1st Edition. True first edition - inscribed by Sam Aaron to the front end-paper in blue ink. Dust-jacket has several large losses, compensated for with white paper and clear tape by previous owner - the spine is totally gone, some smaller losses around the edges, moderate rubbing as well. Save for the spine, text on dust-jacket, including flaps is all still legible, cover illustration also mostly in tact. Blue boards are excellent with a tiny bit of color fading at the edges, lightly bumped spine which also shows a couple of very small, light scuffs/marks. Interior pages are slightly age-toned, otherwise clean and square. Overall nice, well-preserved copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Scarce true first edition. Clean, square and unmarked in quarter cloth binding. vii, 317pp. Jacket retains original price, is rubbed, with a bit of light chipped along upper edge. In a protective mylar cover. James Beard liked to be called "a cook's cook," and was "born to the kitchen." In 1946 he presented the first cook show on television, and went on to become one of America's best known chefs. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First edition. 317pp. Slight toning on the boards else near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a toned spine and shallow chips at the crown. "Dine, wine, and entertain like a gourmet on a budget!".

Etat : Near Fine. First printing. First edition of this charming mid-century cookbook from the giant of the US culinary scene, meant for the thrifty chef who is looking to entertain. From simple veggie dishes to cocktail parties, HOW TO EAT BETTER FOR LESS MONEY has the budget-conscious chef covered from all angles. The chapter on "The Emergency Meal" is particularly amusing, presenting solutions for those surprise entertaining obligations. 8'' x 5.25''. Original cloth-backed blue boards with dark blue lettering to spine. Original unclipped ($3.50) blue pictorial dust jacket. Fore-edge machine deckle. 318 pages, including index. Contemporary gift inscription to front flyleaf, dated "Christmas, 1954." Jacket with a bit of edgewear, a few tiny closed tears; a couple mild scratches to front. Binding spine ends a touch bumped, top edge with mild foxing. With a slight musty smell. Sharp and bright. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 317pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a couple tiny tears. "Dine, wine, and entertain like a gourmet on a budget!".

First edition. 8vo. x, 317, (1 ) pp. Publisher's pale blue cloth back matching boards, dark blue lettering to the spine, dust jacket, inscribed by Aaron "with fondest gastronomical regards" on the front free endpaper. Edge wear to the jacket with occasional small losses.