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The Big Fat Duck Cookbook

Heston Blumenthal

2008

Bloomsbury : London

14" by 12"; 16.5" by 13"

529, [3pp]

 

   

SUMMARY

 Heston's monumental cookbook containing recipes from his three Michelin star restaurant, The Fat Duck, this copy signed by Heston.

Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Slipcase

Overall Condition: Fine

This book weighs 6 KG when packed

UK Postage: £ 4.49

US Postage: £ 47.99

EU Postage: £ 28.99

European Postage: £ 49.99

Asia Postage: £ 79.99

Worldwide Postage: £ 159.99


DESCRIPTION

The first edition, third impression.

Signed by Heston to the title page.

In the original slipcase, in a near fine condition, and in the original publisher's box, in a very good condition.

Heston Blumenthal's impressive cookbook for his three Michelin star restaurant The Fat Duck.

The recipes in this volume showcase Heston's signature imaginative culinary style, with recipes including nitro-poached green tea and lime mousse, jelly of oyster and passion fruit with lavender, snail porridge, salmon poached in a liquorice gel, nitro-scrambled egg and bacon ice-cream, and more.  

Strikingly illustrated in colour throughout, with illustrations, and photographs.


CONDITION

In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original cloth slipcase, and the original publisher's box. Externally, smart. Small mark to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is in a near fine condition, with very light shelf wear. Publisher's box is a little worn, as to be expected, in a very good condition.

Overall Condition: Fine 

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Overall Condition

(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)

Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear

Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy

Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones

often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy

Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will

be described in the condition report under 'condition'

Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair

Fair - As with good only above but with other faults

leaving a compromised copy even after repair

Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.

We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them 

attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.

  

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