Léon Daudet — A Boire Et a Manger

Saint-Félicien-en-Vivarais, Au Pigeonnier, 1927. Paperback. A smart limited edition copy of Léon Daudet's volume on food and drink, with the original glassine. No. 104 of 160 limited edition copies on Vélin de Rives, with the portrait of the author, in the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original glassine. Illustrated with twenty wood-engravings by the French polymath Jos Jullien (1877-1956), and a portrait of the author by Daniel Némoz. A delightful collection of essays on food and drink by the journalist and writer Léon Daudet (1867-1942). The second volume of the "Garlande du Pigeonnier", established under Charles Forot, this is an uncommon work. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original glassine. Externally, very smart with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are roughly cut but very bright and clean. A couple of pages are unopened. Near Fine . Ill.: Jos Jullien. Near Fine .