La Cuisine Lyonnaise.
Lyon: Librairie de P. Masson, 1928.
Large octavo (24 x 19 cm.) 136 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. n° 818 of 900 examples on vélin blanc, from a total edition of 1040. A year earlier, the author issued a twenty-three page booklet with the same title. "Treats of the old Lyonnaise innkeepers, cabarets, and famous restaurants; the Lyonnaise cookery, accompanying wines, and typical recipes..." (Bitting). A fine copy, uncut, in original printed wrappers, with glassine. [OCLC locates eleven copies; Bitting, page 475].
Price: $750.00
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