When Ugo DiFonte and his teenaged daughter Miranda are snatched from their farm and spirited away to Duke Federico Basillione DiVincelli's estate, Ugo thinks life can't get any worse...until he is forced to replace the recently de-tongued royal food taster. Now Ugo must stay alive--a difficult prospect considering the prince's myriad of enemies and their poisons--to protect Miranda from her suitors and desires, and somehow hold the unruly courr together. A Bestseller in ten countries, in this novel of gastronomical delight ... Read More
When Ugo DiFonte and his teenaged daughter Miranda are snatched from their farm and spirited away to Duke Federico Basillione DiVincelli's estate, Ugo thinks life can't get any worse...until he is forced to replace the recently de-tongued royal food taster. Now Ugo must stay alive--a difficult prospect considering the prince's myriad of enemies and their poisons--to protect Miranda from her suitors and desires, and somehow hold the unruly courr together. A Bestseller in ten countries, in this novel of gastronomical delight and brilliant wit Peter Elbling remarkably captures the sights, sounds, and tastes of 16th century ltaly with the story of a peasant rising to extraordinary and death-defying acts of grace. Read Less
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition, First printing. Not inscribed, Not remaindered, Not ex Library, Not Book club.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page. No edition or numberline stated. (1st printing). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 284 p. Audience: General/trade. 'Translated' by Peter Eibling, it is the story of a 16th-century Italian peasant forced to become food taster to the despotic Duke, and how he and his daughter survive court intrigues by their wits. 'Oscillates between Umberto Eco and Monty Python'. By the author of 'The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980-1989' and 'Aria'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) SIGNED by Peter Eibling, Translater on the Title page. A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.
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