[BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme)]. Physiologie du goût, ou Méditations de gastronomie transcendante. Paris, A. Sautelet et Cie, 1826; two volumes in 8°, bronze-green half-basin, spine with faux-nerfs decorated with gilt filets, repeated cold fleuron with gilt central fleuron, speckled edges. Contemporary binding. ORIGINAL EDITION, published anonymously, at the author's expense, and limited to 500 copies. Brillat-Savarin did not enjoy the success of his book, as he died just two months after the most famous French culinary work went on sale. A first state copy, with the E reversed in the publisher's address on the first title.
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[BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme)]. Physiologie du goût, ou Méditations de gastronomie transcendante. Paris, A. Sautelet et Cie, 1826; two volumes in 8°, bronze-green half-basin, spine with faux-nerfs decorated with gilt filets, repeated cold fleuron with gilt central fleuron, speckled edges. Contemporary binding. ORIGINAL EDITION, published anonymously, at the author's expense, and limited to 500 copies. Brillat-Savarin did not enjoy the success of his book, as he died just two months after the most famous French culinary work went on sale. A first state copy, with the E reversed in the publisher's address on the first title.