Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. Bourdain, Anthony First Edition

First edition, later printing of the legendary chef's bestselling memoir and first work of non-fiction. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Kathy and Ken Anthony Bourdain." Very good in a very good dust jacket with damp-staining to a few pages at the top of the text block. Jacket design by Notice 51. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. "There are extraordinary passages here, written with clarity and a clear-eyed wit to put the professional food writing fraternity to shame. His account of a day in the life of a chef is a tour de force. In short Bourdain has written a bouillabaisse of a book. Which is to say it's a classic, and a ripe one at that. There are very few books which all professional cooks should read but this is one. To Escoffier and Larousse may now be added the name Bourdain" (The Guardian).