Edouard Nignon; Robert de la Flers — Les Plaisirs de la Table

Paris, Chez L'Auterur, 1930. Paperback. A limited edition of this classic work on French cookery and the pleasures of fine dining, with illustrations. In the original French. French. Limited to two thousand one hundred and five copies of which this is number two thousand and ninety-five. Illustrated throughout. A charming work on the pleasures of fine dining, with many tips and recipes for delicious meals and good cooking. Includes precious opinions of famous gourmet chefs and fine gastronomes exploring the art of eating well. Written by Edouard Nignon, a French chef and writer of cookbooks. With a preface by Robert Pelleve de La Motte-Ango, Marquis de Flers, a French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist. Illustrated by P. F. Grignon, a French artist and illustrator. In the original paper wraps. Externally, sound with creases to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Sunning to the spine and board edges with marks to the boards. Tide marks to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Much of the text block remains unopened. Good . Ill.: P. F. Grignon. Good .