Georges Courteline DuboutBiblio.com
Au Mouton de Panurge
195291758Paris 1952. Fine. With a gift inscription by Albert Schweitzer Paris Dimanche 26 octobre 1952 16.4 x 25.3 cm Agrafé Booklet of the ""Rabelaisian menu"" offered on ""diemenche 26 de oiteuvre 1952"" Sunday 26 October 1952 on the menu of the Parisian restaurant Au Mouton de Panurge gastronomic headquarters of the Amis de Rabelais et de La Devinière whose walls were decorated by Albert Dubout who is also the author of the illustrations featured here. On the final page appear several facsimile signatures of distinguished regulars of the establishment. Our booklet is enhanced by a gift inscription from one of these signatories Albert Schweitzer: ""to Andrée Eekman his goddaughter also the niece of his close friend Tata Adèle Herrenschmidt and her dear husband the painter and engraver Nicolas Eekman / Albert Schweitzer"" as well as four further autograph signatures by Michel de Bry publisher of the booklet by a certain ""Devilly"" and finally by two unidentified names. Faint vertical fold to the centre of the booklet. our own translation unknown
