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127 - [GREVIN (Emmanuel)]. A New Treatise on Cooking, setting out …
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[GREVIN (Emmanuel)]. A New Treatise on Cooking, setting out how to determine what to serve as rich dishes, light dishes and pastries, and extremely useful to all those involved in both commissioning and preparing all manner of stews, including the most fashionable; and serving, at the same time, as a pretext for the delightful presentation of the various typefaces in use at the Lagny printing works. Lagny, published by Emmanuel Grévin, 1929. Small quarto, paperback, cover with filled floral decoration, printed title label. Printed in a run of 208 copies; no. X of the 55 on Normandy Vellum. “This ‘New Treatise on Cooking’ is in fact a catalogue showcasing the typographical expertise of master printer Emmanuel Grévin, based in Lagny in Seine-et-Marne. A curious and now rare volume.” J.M. Complete with its loose-leaf insert ‘A Few Words on the Spirit of this Catalogue and on How to Consult It’
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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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