The Restaurants of New Orleans [signed] [first edition]

The first edition of 1982 not the 84 reprint. Signed. Light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, quite a bit more to the jacket which is rubbed with creases and several closed tears, top edge dusty, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. Inscribed by the author to a customer. A collection of recipes from New Orleans' most well known and well loved restaurants. Guste, whose family has owned the famed New Orleans restaurant Antoine's since its founding, was the proprietor at the time he wrote this book. He has written ten Louisiana French-Creole cuisine cookbooks. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. .