"Bibliotheca Gastronomica: A Catalogue Of Books And Documents On Gastronomy (INSCRIBED)" 1953 SIMON, Andre L.

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SIMON, Andre L. [196] pp. The Wine and Food Society 1953 10" x 7 1/2" Inscribed to C Marjorie Freeman from Andre Simon 27 May 1953 Limited edition of 750 copies Simon's catalogue o f his personal collection of books on Gastronomy printed before 1861, "is not a Bibliography but the Catalogue of a very personal Library, a Catalogue of some of the books which have given me considerable pleasure to collect in the course of the past half-century, wherever I could find them, and whenever I could afford them". The Catalogue was produced to coincide with the donation of Simon's library to the Wine And Food Society to "be a source of pleasure and profit to students and bibliophiles in years to come". Show more