Out of Print Books
By any wild chance does anyone have a copy of Ricardo Munoz Zurita's Diccionario enciclopedico de gastronomia mexicana that they no longer really want or never really used? I know it is both scarce and out of print but nevertheless I've looked for it far and wide, for years. I'm not one of the lucky ones who found it, say, in the museum gift store at Santo Domingo. Most recently I searched up and down Donceles, in the used bookstores, which was a lot of fun, but to no avail. Over the years, I've interlibrary loaned it but now I find that fewer and fewer libraries are allowing it to circulate. Anyone?
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Whenever it comes out, I think it's wise to hunt down the original if you can. I know the new version is supposed to be expanded and better but I've never been as impressed with any LaRousse book as I have the original.
I've always had great luck with libroslatinos.com . They don't have it in stock but if you let them know you are serious, I bet they find it within 6 months to a year. They're great people and don't promise you the moon but somehow they seem to deliver it .
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cristina
Mar 25, 2012 07:58 AM
Indigo, it is about to be re-published in Spanish AND in English. Larousse is publishing the expanded and enlarged Spanish version--it was originally scheduled to be out in January, but as usual, there have been some delays. When Larousse lets me know the final publication date, I will post here.
The translation is finished for the English-language version, but I don't have the scheduled publishing date yet and I don't know which publishing house in the States is handling it.
If you are interested in the accompanying sectional recetarios that Clio published for the original Diccionario (there are about 30 of them), a bookstore near my house has them (still sealed in plastic) for 100 pesos for each entire set. I would be happy to pick up a set for you--and for anyone else on the CH Mexico board. You have to come pick them up, though.
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re: cristina
YES!!
I know about the recetarios but I've never seen them. What's the bookstore?
I'd be totally pleased to come pick them up especially if the flight is included in the $100, otherwise I'm locked in for a while, so discouraging.Do you know who did the English? though I'd rather have the Spanish, or both. Imagine having a choice!
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cristina
Mar 25, 2012 08:27 AM
The English translation was a joint effort among three people, one of whom was me.
Ah yes, the flight...well, I'm afraid that's not included in the 100 pesos. But if you want a set and are coming down again sometime soon, I'll go on Monday and grab one for you. Same offer to anybody else here. The bookstore is one of those remaindered bookstores that are all over the city.
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re: cristina
Sadly I won't be back for a while. Is there any chance the bookstore would send it? I know that Gandhi does so, both promptly and reliably.
I had thought you might be involved and lucky you are though I imagine some parts were head-breakers. It's a significant work, joyous to use.
Let me know what to do , if anything, given that I'm glued to this spot.
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cristina
Mar 25, 2012 08:43 AM
Indigo, if you email me (patalarga@baddog.com), I'll let you know what the shipping cost would be. The bookstore doesn't send stuff, but I can.
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re: cristina
DiningDiva
Mar 25, 2012 12:21 PM
"The translation is finished for the English-language version, but I don't have the scheduled publishing date yet and I don't know which publishing house in the States is handling it"
I saw Ricardo this past Thursday and Friday when he was in town and the topic of the Diccionario came up. He said the English translation would probably not be available for "another couple of years". I hope it's not that long :-)
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DiningDiva
Mar 25, 2012 12:49 PM
Not with regard to when it would be published. The majority of people he was talking to about the Diccionario at the time were English speakers and only interested in the English version. This was at a small party in someone's home and pretty much everyone there already has the Spanish version.
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cristina
Mar 25, 2012 03:09 PM
I have been in constant contact with Larousse for the last year--they are using some of my photos in the new Spanish-language edition of the Diccionario. The book was scheduled to be published in January 2012. In their last communication, they said that it was delayed, but they did not give me a publication date.
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