André launay (119 resultados)

Condición: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and fading to spine.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. 191pp Penguin Handbook PH131.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 222 pp, short tear to jacket else clean, sound, gently used.

Softcover. Condición: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Edition 1991. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Edition 1991. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Softcover. Condición: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good Plus. A very good plus paperback. Owners name on the inside front cover. Copyright 1971.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. VG++. First U.S. Edition. Slight lean to book, overall an acceptable copy of this book with the bizarre title; 222pp.

Paperback. first edition. 9259 very good - fine, crease paperback.

Condición: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 192 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. …

Condición: Good. 1967. Published in Penguin Handbooks. 192 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Softcover. First Edition. Pan, c1986, mass-market size paperback, first printing (complete number line), Fine, 239 pages, ISBN 0330295993, A Pan Original [dp 10/02]; D3559 shlf.

hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a price clipped pictorial dust wrapper, the text remains clean and is unmarked, b&w illustrations, 112pp.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Reprint. GOOD.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. First Penguin Edition. G, Edgewear, tears, creases, ink name, stain, browning. Penguin Handbook PH131. Cover illustration by Alan Aldridge. 192 pages, including the bibliography and index. Expanded condition report/scan on request. Barker, Carol (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. 192 pages black and white illus.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good ++. 1st UK Paperback Edition. VG++, Mild edgewear & browning/NO DUST JACKET. Village drama set in Spain. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

ISBN 0-8027-0402-6. Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Very good condition book in a Very good condition dustjacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy with light edgewear.

hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text. The pictorial dust wrapper is complete but has residual old strengthening markings to the verso, showing through in places and therefor good only. Illustrated, 171pp.…

Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with light wear on the covers.

Condición: Good. Good condition. (cookbook, cooking, recipes) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: Good. 1967. No edition remarks. 171 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages are bright with noticeable foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Notable insect marking to boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild foxing. Light rubbing and marking all over.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Bluff Your Way in Antiques (1985) ? André Launay Bluffer?s Guides | ISBN: 9780907830061 Condition: Good | Sold by Crappy Old Books Antiques. A fascinating world in which an old chair can be worth £15 or £15,000, depending on whether it was made by a celebrated eighteenth-century cabinetmaker or somebody?s grandfather in his garden shed. The difference is often invisible to the untrained eye, which explains why antique dealers tend to spend so much time examining the undersides of furniture and making thoughtful noises through their noses. Fortunately, André Launay has come to the rescue with Bluff Your Way in Antiques , a delightfully irreverent guide to appearing knowledgeable about old things without having to endure the inconvenience of actually becoming an expert. Published in 1985, this entertaining addition to the celebrated Bluffer?s Guides series offers readers a shortcut into the intimidating world of antique furniture, porcelain, silver, paintings and assorted objects that have somehow survived long enough to become considerably more expensive than when they were new. The essential skill, naturally, is confidence. When confronted with a battered Georgian chest of drawers, never admit that you haven?t the faintest idea what you?re looking at. Instead, mutter something about the patina, examine the dovetail joints, express mild concern about restoration and suggest that the proportions are perhaps not quite what one would expect. Your audience will immediately assume that you possess decades of specialist knowledge rather than a remarkable talent for sounding dissatisfied. The antiques trade is particularly well suited to bluffing because its vocabulary is wonderfully obscure. Words such as provenance, ormolu, marquetry, cabriole and Chippendale can be deployed with devastating effect, particularly among people who suspect they ought to know what they mean but are too embarrassed to ask. Then there is the delicate business of distinguishing genuine antiquity from carefully manufactured age. A cracked vase might be a priceless survivor of the Ming dynasty or something purchased in a seaside gift shop and subsequently dropped down the stairs. The experienced dealer will know the difference. The accomplished bluffer will simply narrow his eyes and announce that further research is required. Launay?s humorous approach belongs to a splendid British tradition of gently puncturing the pretensions of specialist worlds, where expertise is respected, jargon is plentiful and a sufficiently authoritative expression can sometimes carry a person remarkably far. This 1985 edition , offered in Good condition by Crappy Old Books , is an amusing find for collectors, antique enthusiasts, car-boot-sale regulars and anyone who has ever watched an expert on television transform an apparently worthless ornament into the equivalent of a modest family holiday. It is also an appealing little period piece from the days when antique hunting involved dusty shops, provincial auction rooms and knowledgeable gentlemen in tweed jackets rather than online bidding wars conducted in one?s pyjamas. A splendidly entertaining guide to the fine art of knowing just enough about antiques to convince everybody else that you know considerably more. And should somebody ask whether your magnificent discovery is genuinely eighteenth century, simply reply that the provenance remains intriguingly uncertain. Which sounds infinitely better than admitting you bought it for £3 at a jumble sale.…

hardcover. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good -. Pages browning. bottom corner creased.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Good condition book and DJ price clipped. 112 pages good and clean with clear print. 'Why don't you take a bite of this then?' she said, and handed him the apple. It was, in fact, a not very ripe Laxton. Adam dug his long yellow teeth into the fruit and tore a huge chunk out of it. He chewed was amused by the dribble over-flowing out of his mouth, and grinned. This was the forbidden fruit and therefore far more enjoyable than anything else he'd ever had. Many black and white illustrations throughout.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Pages have tanned. 4.5 X 7.5" 192 oages. First published in 1964 as Caviare and After. Andre Launay was born in London in 1930 of French parentage. Educated at Lancing, he went to France to learn about the food trade before joining an old established London firm manufacturing and importing luxury food items. This entertaining and witty guide to the plush mysteries of luxury eating not only makes amusing reading but will undoubtedly prove extremely useful to those with an awakening palate, a quickening interest in good food, and the financial means to gratify their curiosity. Carol Barker (ilustrador).…