Bibliographical details

• Paris, Imprimerie Moderne de la Presse for typography and Imprimerie Leblanc for intaglio, n.d. (1973), loose sheets inside an imitation parchment dust jacket in a patterned cloth slipcase, (25.4 x 27.2 x 3.4 cm).
• First edition printed on Vélin d'Arches paper, limited to 105 copies, including 90 numbered from 11 to 100 (this copy being No. 30).
• Five menu recipes are reproduced in handwritten facsimile, facing (on the right page) an original engraving signed by the artist:
  - Bertrand DORNY illustrating "Coulibiac de saumon à la russe" (Catalogue Raisonné of the engraved work No. 194).
  - Marcel FIORINI accompanying "Brochet froid en belle-vue".
  - Arthur Luiz PIZA magnifying "Côte de boeuf à la bordelaise".
  - "Fonds d'artichaut à la florentine" are accompanied by a piece by Paolo BONI.
  - "Tarte aux poires Bourdaloue" is sketched by LOUTTRE B.

Condition

• Very fine copy; the slipcase shows a trace of waterstaining with no consequence inside (minor ink transfer from the engravings)

Price

• 450 €   >>> Order