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205958San Francisco CA: The Arion Press 1994. First edition. Large hardcover. 356 pages. Number 152 from an edition of only 200 from a total edition of 226 with Neo Didot text display text Bodoni Bold and printed on a French mould-made Lana Royale paper with two different weights for the text and illustration sheets. This is the forty fourth publication from the Arion Press. Features Brillat-Savarin's classic text translated by M.F.K. Fisher. Includes two hundred drawings and nine color lithographs by Wayne Thiebaud. A fine copy in cloth boards and in a fine cloth covered slipcase and with laid in very near fine example of the 16 page prospectus. Signed by Thiebaud on the limitation page. An exquisite version of this classic. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. The Arion Press unknown
140947668San Francisco CA: The Arion Press 1994. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited edition Number 115 of a limited 200 copies signed by Wayne Thiebaud. Bound in publisher's gray-blue cloth stamped in blue and black. With full-page lithographs and reproduced drawings throughout by Wayne Thiebaud. Trivial soiling to top edge of textblock else Fine. In a Near Fine slipcase with light edge wear tiny dent light soiling and droplet stain to cloth. A striking production by Arion Press of the foremost 19th-century gastronomic discourse being a series of meditations recipes and reflections. Thiebaud's bright eye-catching drawings brilliantly captures the epicurian's philosophy on all things food and wine. The Arion Press Bibliography 44. The Arion Press unknown
1826140946549Paris: A. Sautelet et Cie 1826. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first issue. The first issue distinguished by the misprint in the printer's address for volume one the "e" of "Bourse" printed horizontally numbered 500 copies only. xiv 390 442 pp. Complete in two volumes. Bound in twentieth-century half goat skin with spine stamped in gilt over marbled boards. Near Fine with light rubbing to binding slight fading to spines. Textblock edges and contents lightly foxed throughout. <p>The foremost 19th-century gastronomic discourse being a series of meditations recipes and reflections. Brillat-Savarin is considered one of the most important figures in culinary history and often cited for this work. Topics range from obseity and fasting gastronomy and gourmet the function of appetite and even death. A work that exemplifies the author's joie de vivre for all things food. A. Sautelet et Cie unknown
18262363Paris: Sautelet et Cie 1826. Two volumes octavo xiv 390 & 449 pages. FIRST EDITION of the most famous treatise on gastronomy. The Physiology of Taste was published in an edition of 500 copies appearing only two months after the author's death. A comprehensive philosophy of the palate the table and far beyond the book is presented in a series of thirty meditations on subjects including the senses taste appetite gastronomy restaurateurs cooking fasting obesity death sleep rest and dreams. Brillat-Savarin was an attorney and magistrate who fled France during the Terror living in Switzerland and New York until his return after the fall of Robespierre in 1796. The present work secured his eternal fame among gastronomes. M.F.K. Fisher – whose translation of Brillat-Savarin's work still stands as the best – commends this book for its straightforward and unornamented prose in an era of florid writing but the intellectual range and invention of the work is anything but simple. At the very outset: "1. The Universe is nothing without the things that live in it and everything that lives eats. 2. Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating. 3. The destiny of nations depends on how they nourish themselves." It may be noted that Brillat-Savarin regularly refers to his gastronomic experience in America. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards Light wear at extremities otherwise in very good condition. Cagle 98; Crahan 491; Oberle 144; Vicaire 116; Wheaton & Kelly 860. Sautelet et Cie hardcover
CNAP044aSan Francisco: The Arion Press 1994. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Thiebaud Wayne. Folio size 13 3/4" by 10 1/4" 356 pages plus 18 unnumbered pages for the prints 374 pages total. The text is Neo Didot in Monotype composition by Mackenzie & Harris. The display type is Bodoni Bold handset in foundry type. The drawings were printed by letterpress from photopolymer plates. The paper is French mould-made Lana Royale; a heavier weight of the same paper is used for the lithographs. The binding done in-house is hand-sewn in full blue-gray cloth with black titling on the front and spine and a drawing by Thiebaud across the bottom. The slipcase is covered in the same cloth with titling and a vignette on the spine. The color prints binding cloth and slipcase were printed lithographically. Edition of 200 copies plus 26 lettered copies hors de commerce signed by the artist. M.F.K. Fisher 1908-1992 contributed an introduction to the second Arion Press book "A Commonplace Book of Cookery" in 1975 but died before we were able to pay tribute to her by publishing her first major literary work a translation of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's 1755-1826 famous gastronomic essays. This book originally made for hire in 1948 for the Limited Editions Club formed her as an author on subjects relating to food wine dining and living well in the largest sense. <br /> <br /> She became a good friend of the Press extending invitations to "the crew" to come to her home in St. Helena for a hike and a swim followed by lunch where the conversation was always lively but never about food.<br /> <br /> The artist Wayne Thiebaud delivered to Hoyem a large pile of original ink drawings and told him to use what he wanted. Hoyem made photocopies of the drawings and sorted and combined them as he saw fit and Thiebaud immediately approved the selection. He also made the nine lithographs in color and drew a design for the cover of the binding that showed the skills he learned as a commercial graphic artist. A trade edition was published by Counterpoint in 1996. <br /> <br /> Note that while this copy is marked as a "Display" copy we do not believe it was actually used as such as both the book and slipcase are in fine condition. <br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Arion Press hardcover
1826145035Paris: A. Sautelet et Cie 1826. The pre-eminent 19th-century gastronomic treatise First edition first issue of this famous epicurean collection of recipes reflections and anecdotes written by one of history's most influential food writers. The first issue distinguished by the misprint in the printer's address for volume one the "e" of "Bourse" printed horizontally numbered 500 copies only and is consequently rare. "For the French and outsides alike this work early attained the status of an exemplary culinary text perhaps the exemplary text. the Physiology of Taste civilises eating. Moreover it socialises food and it does so by recounting in story after story our social relations with food. it appears to us today as something of a sociology of taste ahead of its time" Ferguson p. 31. "Although there is a definite scientific approach to the material the charm of the book lies in the personality and wit of the author which are apparent throughout" Heirs of Hippocrates. 2 vols octavo 201 x 127 mm. Engraved title page devices. Contemporary quarter speckled calf twin red morocco labels to smooth spine gilt-ruled into compartments with scrollwork motifs marbled boards. A handsomely bound copy negligible rubbing to spines; contents generally clean some light marginal foxing. In very good condition. Bitting p. 60 all later editions; Cagle 98; Heirs of Hippocrates 702; Vicaire pp. 116-17. Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine 2004. hardcover
1826L4AE6GTITGXXParis: Auguste Sautelet et Cie. back of title-page: printed by David 1826. Contemporary half calf gold-tooled spines marbled edges and endpapers. 8vo. With a woodcut device on both title pages. 2 volumes. Very rare first issue of the first edition of the most influential work on cultured eating ever published; only 500 copies were printed. In this first issue the e of printers address is printed horizontally. This is the only edition that was published while the author was still alive. The fame of the book was cause for countless re-issues editions and translations. The author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin 1755-1826 delivers his reflections on the culture of eating and gastronomy in a style that can be described as witty refined and tasteful. It struck a chord with its contemporary readers and still does today judging from the proverbs that were coined by Brillat-Savarin and remain in use: "The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves"; "A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman with only one eye" and many others. It is indeed a great French classic.Bookplate of Louis Rey on free endpaper of both volumes. A small repaired tear in the first free endpaper of volume 1. Minor foxing on the last few pages of volume 2. Small piece torn from the foot of page 181 in volume 2. Otherwise in very good clean and crisp condition.l Carteret I p. 146-147; Crahan 4gr; Heirs of Hippocrates 702; Vicaire 120; Bitting later eds.; Osler later eds. Auguste Sautelet et Cie. (back of title-page: printed by David), unknown
1826L4AE6GTITGXXParis 1826. 8vo. Auguste Sautelet et Cie. back of title-page: printed by David Contemporary half calf gold-tooled spines marbled edges and endpapers. With a woodcut device on both title pages. 2 volumes. 2 XIV 1 6-390; 442 pp. Very rare first issue of the first edition of the most influential work on cultured eating ever published; only 500 copies were printed. In this first issue the e of printers address is printed horizontally. This is the only edition that was published while the author was still alive. The fame of the book was cause for countless re-issues editions and translations. The author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin 1755-1826 delivers his reflections on the culture of eating and gastronomy in a style that can be described as witty refined and tasteful. It struck a chord with its contemporary readers and still does today judging from the proverbs that were coined by Brillat-Savarin and remain in use: "The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves"; "A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman with only one eye" and many others. It is indeed a great French classic.Bookplate of Louis Rey on free endpaper of both volumes. A small repaired tear in the first free endpaper of volume 1. Minor foxing on the last few pages of volume 2. Small piece torn from the foot of page 181 in volume 2. Otherwise in very good clean and crisp condition.l Carteret I p. 146-147; Crahan 4gr; Heirs of Hippocrates 702; Vicaire 120; Bitting later eds.; Osler later eds. unknown
1826140945975Paris: Chez A. Sautelet et Cie 1826. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first issue a presentation copy inscribed by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. The first issue distinguished by the misprint in the printer's address for volume one the "e" of "Bourse" printed horizontally numbered 500 copies only.Inscribed on the title page of volume one "Offert par l'auteur a M. Grepient" xiv 390 442 pp. Complete in two volumes. <p>Bound in contemporary full mottled calf with red morocco title labels and black numerical labels; scrollwork gilt-ruled into compartments engraved title page devices. Near Fine with trivial rubbing to extremities contents lightly toned. A handsome set. <p>Signed copies of this "undisputed classic of the table full of verve and good humor" Carter are incredibly scarce as Brillat-Savarin died at 70 of pneumonia weeks after publication.<p>The foremost 19th-century gastronomic discourse being a series of meditations recipes and reflections. Brillat-Savarin is considered one of the most important figures in culinary history and often cited for this work. Topics range from obseity and fasting gastronomy and gourmet the function of appetite and even death. A work that exemplifies the author's joie de vivre for all things food. Chez A. Sautelet et Cie unknown
