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1948 · 6995 — Marseille & Paris: Éditions La Tartane 1948. Second-hand softcover. <p>Bonvin Claude. Un Art de France Le Savoir-Boire. Éditions La Tartane: Marseille & Paris 1948. 8vo 215x155mm printed limp wrappers 22584pp. In French. VG-/- wraps closed tears pps yellowing</p> <p><br /> BONVIN Claude pseud Émile-Jean-Joseph Vuillermoz 1878-1960<br /> <br /> Un Art de France Le Savoir-Boire.<br /> <br /> Marseille and Paris : Éditions La Tartane February 1948. In French.<br /> <br /> Octavo 215x155mm illustrated cream printed limp wrappers untrimmed edges 22584pp : 1⸠2-16⸠174â´. Small closed tears to wrapper edges; rear wrapper lightly creased and soiled; page edges agetoned.<br /> <br /> A light and engaging series of essays on French wines region by region written in the form of letters from an American working in France to his wife in America explaining how he was finally learning to eat and more particularly drink properly. The final chapter is all about wine pairings. The author closes with the claim that he will return home to champion drinking in the French style having been suitably educated.<br /> <br /> Vuillermoz was a French music and literary critic who occasionally wrote under the pseudonyms Gabriel Darcy and Claude Bonvin particularly for film. He was appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour for his services to music.<br /> <br /> An excellent copy <br /> <br /> <br /> </p> Éditions La Tartane unknown