[Cuisine - Gastronomie] - Set of 7 books. 1 - Blond, (Georegs et Germaine) - Histoire pittoresque de notre alimentation. Fayard 1960. In-12° half-cornered chagrin, gilt head, covers preserved. 2 - Curnonsky - Souvenirs littéraires et gastronomiques. 3 - Arbellot, (Simon) - Un gastronome se penche sur son passé. 4 - Rouff, (Marcel) - La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet. Preface by James de Coquet. Illustrations by Joseph Hémard. Stock 1984. 5 - Vaudoyer, (Jean-Louis) - Eloge de la gourmandise 1926. One of 100 copies on Hollande paper. 6 - Béarn, (Pierre) - Paris gourmand. Autograph signed letter from the author. 7 - Miomandre, (Francis de) - Fumets et fumées. Good condition.

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