TOULOUSE-LAUTREC & MAURICE JOYANT — L'arte Della Cucina

Milan, Italy: Arnoldo Mondardoi Editore, 1966. Hardcover. Illustrated by Henry De Toulouse-Lautrec. B & W and Color; 7 1/2 x 10; 162 pages; ITALIAN LANGUAGE BOOK. Hard cover is glazed boards. Some bumping and sunning to covers. Pages are lightly sunned. Gift inscription, in Italian, dated May 19, 1968, on half title page. Pages are clean and tight; no cook's fingerprints or food residue. Lautrec [1864-1901] was a well known as a a gourmet cook, and a true gourmand. Illustrated with 15 four- and 17 two-color illustrations, as well as many b/w drawings. 'Like many well-born men of his time, Toulouse-Lautrec loved food--planning it, cooking it, eating it, and talking about it. This culinary memoir features original recipes and exuberant drawings by Toulouse-Lautrec, plus a Preface by Alexandra Leaf describing the French culinary scene of the time'. Index.. Very Good+ .