Description:
Buckingham: Network Publishing, (2010). First edition, First edition, this copy inscribed, signed & dated twice in black marker by Patrick O'Connell of the 5-star Inn at Little Washington. 4to, 552 pages, profusely illustrated. Publisher's black paper over boards in pictorial dust jacket.A fine copy in fine dust jacket.
Apparently a special edition of this title which was sold at the gift shop of the Inn, with their applied label on the front flap of the jacket. The dust jacket additionally features a photographic portrait of O'Connell in lieu of the more generic illustration on the regular edition & adds a sub-title: "From Relais & Chateaux ... Including Recipes from Patrick O'Connell of The Inn at Little Washington - Washington, Virginia." "From the technically challenging and groundbreaking to classic and traditional, the recipes featured all encourage the use of the freshest ingredients, locally sourced wherever possible..."