Louis Saulnier [trans. by Edouard Brunet] — Le Rãƒâ©Pertoire de la Cuisine

London, L. Saulnier, 1950. Cloth. A scarce and early English translation of an easy cookery book inspired by Escoffier's Le Guide Culinaire classic, including new recipes from Saulnier. A scarce and early English translation of Le Répertoire de la Cuisine, (The Kitchen Directory), written by French cookery writer Louis Saulnier, and translated by Edouard Brunet. Believed to have been published 1950 by a date from the Scottish National Library.In the publisher's original maroon cloth.Inspired by Escoffier's classic Le Guide Culinaire, Saulnier offers a simpler cross-reference with many original additions of his own, being a chef and secretary of food editor Théophile Gringoire. New recipes include Dondine, Fraises Sarah Bernhardt and Poulard Poincaré. In the publisher's original maroon cloth. Externally, marks and heavy fading to boards and spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, and rubbing to joints, with a small lift to cloth at the tail of the front joint. Mottling to bottom right corner of rear board. Tide marks to rear end papers, and slight offsetting to rear end papers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with slight wear to front end paper hinge. Pages are bright and generally clean with minor signs of browning. Good Only . Ill.: Unknown. Good Only .