Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin — Physiologie Du Gout

Paris, Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, c1929. Leather. A two volume work, in the original French, discussing the science of the enjoyment of food. The charming two volumes of this pocket sized edition are the work of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of this work, 'The Physiology of Taste', gained fame as an epicure and gastronome. This work was first published in December 1825, two months before his death. Brillat-Savarin discourses on the pleasures of the table, which he considers to be a science.  These edition are undated, but can be placed c1929 via WorldCat. In the original quarter calf binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart, with light fading and rubbing to spines. Contemporary inscriptions to front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean, and age toned due to paper type. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .