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Thiebaud, Wayne, illus. (1920-2021) & Jean Anthelme Savarin-Brillat (1755-1826) The Physiology of Taste.
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1994.
Limited edition, folio; copy 61 of 200 numbered copies on vélin de Lana signed by Thiebaud; English translation of the 1825 French text by M.K. Fisher; illustrated with 9 color lithographs and 200 black-and-white text illustrations, including portrait frontispiece of Savarin-Brillat; publisher's light blue cloth stamped in black and royal blue; with the original prospectus laid in at front; housed in the original matching cloth slipcase; 13 3/4 x 10 in.
This pristine copy of Savarin-Brillat's gastronomic masterpiece is aptly illustrated by the renowned artist Wayne Thiebaud, celebrated for his colorful paintings of food and drink.
