143 - 143. # SALLES (PROSPER) AND PROSPER MONTAGNÉ La Grande Cuisi…

Estimate €800 - €1,200

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143. # SALLES (PROSPER) AND PROSPER MONTAGNÉ La Grande Cuisine Illustrée. Sélection raisonnée de 1221 recettes de cuisine transcendante, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 5 OF 30 COPIES ON HOLLANDE, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS: "À notre cher collègue et ami hommage amical des auteurs P. Salles P. Montagné" on the limitation page, Half-title, black and white illustrations, pictorial paper wrappers bound in, modern red morocco spine gilt with black cloth covers, dampstaining to covers, rubbed, 4to (275 x 190mm.), Monaco, A. Chêne, 1900 One of only thirty copies printed on Holland paper, the limited issue of the first edition, with a signed handwritten dedication from the authors. It also bears the ex-libris of its notable provenance: the celebrated Lyon restaurant Léon de Lyon, owned by the Lacombe family. Paul Lacombe earned his first Michelin star in 1955, and his son, the renowned restaurateur Jean‑Paul Lacombe, secured a second in 1978, establishing the family as leading figures in French gastronomy. One of the authors, Prosper Montagné, is regarded as one of the great masters of French cuisine and a key architect of modern gastronomy, alongside Marie‑Antoine Carême and Auguste Escoffier. Provenance Léon de Lyon, Lacombe Family, bookplate.

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