The Physiology of Taste, Jean Brillat-Savarin, Limited Editions Club, 1949, Very Good HC w/ slipcase

Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme, Brattleboro: The Shop of E.L. Hildreth and Company, 1949, #1169/1500,  7 ¼” x 10 ¾”, 4to, 471 pp. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage

Very Good quarto, maroon and brown patterning on paper over boards with leather back strip, soiling to spine. Near Fine slipcase maroon and brown patterning, cream and black title sticker to spine, scuffing along spine edges with slight exposed board, 471 pp. Full-color illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage, a French illustrator, etcher, and wood cutter. Translated and annotated by M. F. K. Fisher, an American food writer and founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. A beautifully illustrated, limited-edition classic of meditations on transcendental gastronomy to savor Brillat-Savarin’s timeless insights on the art and philosophy of taste.

The Limited Editions Club was founded by publisher George Macy in 1929 with goal of delivering a monthly fine press edition of great works in literature, religion, history, philosophy, and poetry. The press worked with some of the best printers in the US and Europe, and sought the best artists to illustrate runs of 1500 or 2000 copies. Amatoria has acquired ~100 Limited Edition Club titles, to see more, visit the collection on our website.