L’atelier de Alain Ducasse Politics

L’atelier de Alain Ducasse PoliticsParis: Hachette, 1998 First edition. First printing in the original French. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alain Ducasse on the half title page. Special collections exclusion stamps from the municipal library of Noyers Sur Cher on the first free endpaper, title page, and rear endpaper. The dust jacket spine sunned. Otherwise a bright, fine copy. Featuring recipes from the chef himself as well his protges. A stunning book from a long dominant figure

Larry McMurtry’s ownership signature in pencil on the first free endpaper

only with slight edge wear and a bit of toning and rubbing at the rear panel

The orange topstain a bit faded

and the facsimile of his handwriting

New York: Pantheon Books

only with slight bumping to the boards

Small nicks at the head and foot of the spine

The jacket very good with some creasing and edge wear

with no additional publications mentioned on the copyright page

as well as a small mark in ink on the first free endpaper noting the “1st ed

Inherent offsetting to the pastedowns

but otherwise a solid and essentially intact volume