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a blue and black book with gold trims on a white surfacethe front cover of a book with a black and white image of the title of the book
Maître Paul PASTAUD

116 - [BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean Anthelme)]. *Physiology of Taste, or …
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[BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean Anthelme)]. *Physiology of Taste, or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy*; a theoretical, historical and topical work, dedicated to the Parisian gourmets, by a professor and member of several learned societies. Fourth edition. Paris, Just Tessier, 1834. 2 vols. in-8, [2] ff., 384 pp.; [2] ff., 412 pp., blue half-calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and double gilt squares, marbled edges (Bibolet). A few stains on the covers, but a fine copy. The first edition was published in 1826; subsequent editions are dated 1828, 1829 and 1834 (this one). Written with extraordinary verve, the book needs no introduction, both as a philosophical work and as a manifesto of a gastronomic ‘school’. The author, a distinguished judge at the Court of Cassation, was unable to enjoy the success of his book for long: he died on 2 February 1826. (Vicaire gastr., 117.)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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