Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005 Tapa dura - 2006

Assouline. NF/NF. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 2843238455 . 1.3 x 12.1 x 9.6 Inches; 288 p. .

NY: Assouline, 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 288 pages. From contemporary food design to the spectacle of eighteenth-century aristocratic feasts, this book examines the history of cutlery and dining ritual. A broad offering of great, beautiful pictures and collection of texts that explore the social meanings and fascinating forms of table settings. A truly fascinating book. Record # 362299

Assouline Publishing, 2006-05-01. hardcover. Very Good. 9x1x12. Assouline Publishing; New York, 2006. Hardcover. A Very Good, brown buckram binding with blind stamped lettering on front board and spine, binding sturdy and intact, rubbing along board edges, bumped top board corners, a hint of sunning to page margins, small abrasions to board corners, small scuff mark to text block edges, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 288pp., appendix, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

NY: Assouline, 2006. (USA) Stated 1st edition No markings touch of rubbing to foot of spine otherwsie Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to foot and head of spine; some rubbing to panel gloss. Hardcvoer, 288pp, index, lots of B&W and colour photos and illus. This book traces the hsitory of Western table implements, how they were manufactured and used, their effects on table manners and table settings, the sexual politics of cutlery, modern faltware. (5.5 JM HOZ 403/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Dayton, OH: Assouline Publishing / Smithsonian - Cooper-Hewitt, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Folio, 288pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this wonderful survey of how people ate and the tools they used for the last five hundred years. Bound in brown cloth with titles blind-stamped on front board and spine. . Illustrations throughout. Square tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Came directly in publisher's shipping box. A gorgeous collectable copy. Please note: This is a very large, heavy book. International and Priority orders will require additional postage.

New York: Assouline, 2006. Hardcover. NF but for dings to lower front corners of cover./VG+ but for light wear to top edge.. Chocolate brown boards with blind stamp lettering. Color-illus. dj with white lettering on spice spine. 288 pp. with over 200 color and bw images. Catalogue to accompany the exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. "Explores the evolution, physical forms and social meanings of eating utensils over the past five centuries." The book's main focus is cutlery from Europe and the US that is in the museum's permanent collection. With seven essays that "reveal changing ideas about food, fashion, decoration, mobility, hygiene, and consumption." Makes you want to get out the family silver and have a feast! Gorgeous and enlightening.

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Assouline. New. 2006. Hardcover. 2843238455 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 288 pp. With 375 ills. (359 col. ). 31 x 25 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- .