Henri Pourrat — L&Apos;Adventure de Roquefort

Roquefort , Societe Anonyme des Caves, 1955. Paperback. A limited edition of this celebrational history of Roquefort by French writer Henri Pourrat, complete with striking colour plates. One of 15,000 copies on specially watermarked vellum paper, numbered from 501 to 15,500 and presented in paperback.This copy is number 15097.A compelling and unique tale of Roquefort, tracing the cheese back to its ancient origins and the Aveyron region where it is produced. From French writer and folklore collector Henri Pourrat.With watercolours by Yves Brayer and woodcuts by Gerard Angiolini. Collated, complete with a colour frontispiece and nine full-page colour illustrations. In the publisher's original wraps, with fly leaves. Externally, wrap is slightly edge worn, with sunning and creases to the spine. With a few small handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Yves Brayer; Gerard Angiolini. Very Good .