Holiday Gifts 2020

62 Holiday Gifts December 2020 Boldly Inscribed By Alain Ducasse 167. DUCASSE, Alain. Provence of Alain Ducasse. New York, 2000. Folio (9-1/2 by 12-1/2 inches, original red paper boards, dust jacket. $500. Click for more info First American edition of this survey of Provence through the eyes of one of the world’s most famous chefs, boldly inscribed: “To John, Ducasse 2015,” accompanied by an oversized stationery notecard inscribed: “For John W. Biddinger, Ducasse Paris le 27 —- 1999.” Fine. “Cordially And… Bon Appetito!”: Twice Inscribed By Marcella Hazan 166. HAZAN, Marcella. The Classic Italian Cook Book. The Art of Italian Cooking and the Italian Art of Eating. New York, 1973. Octavo, original pictorial tan paper boards, dust jacket. $1600. Click for more info First edition of this Italian cookery classic, inscribed: “To ——- Ostrove, cordially and… buon appetito! Marcella Hazan” and additionally inscribed: “Cordially Marcella Hazan.” Book about-fine, dust jacket near-fine. One Of The Most Desirable Of Celebrity Cookbooks, Inscribed By Vincent Price 165. PRICE, Vincent; PRICE, Mary. A Treasury of Great Recipes… Famous Specialties of the World’s Foremost Restaurants Adapted for the American Kitchen. New York, 1965. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped tan cloth. $750. Click for more info First edition of Vincent and Mary Price’s cookbook, one of the most desirable of celebrity cookbooks featuring hundreds of recipes, sumptuous color plates and restaurant menus, inscribed: “For J— H— With our warmest wishes for Bon Appetit, Mary and Vincent Price.” With publisher’s ribbon bookmarks; without scarce glassine. Fine. F o o d & W i n e