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GASTRONOMY AND FOOD

The Property of a Catalan Collector and Former Chef
Lot 158

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La Truffe, Paris, 1892; and 6 others on food, crops and rural economy (7)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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CHATIN (ADOLPHE)

La Truffe. Botanique de la Truffe et des plantes truffières - Sol - Climat - Pays producteurs... Culture - Récolte... Qualités alimentaires - Conserves - Préparations culinaires, 15 lithographed plates printed in colours, some light browning at edges, later cloth, publisher's printed wrappers bound in, 8vo, Paris, J.-B. Baillière, 1892--RÉMY (JULES) Champignons et truffes, 12 lithographed plates printed in colour, some soiling, modern morocco-backed boards, publisher's printed wrappers bound in [Bitting 393; Vicaire 737], 12mo, Paris, Librairie agricole de la maison rustique, 1861--LOISEL. Traité complet de la culture naturelle et artificielle de l'asperge, 1846; Traité complet de la culture des melons, 1845; PAQUET (VICTOR) Traité de la conservation des fruits et des meilleures especes d'arbres fruitiers, 1844, 3 works in 1 vol., some staining, contemporary roan-backed boards, 12mo, Paris, H. Cousin, and Lyon, Savy jeune--CHANVALON (M. DE) Manuel des champs ou recueil choisi, instructif et amusant de tout ce qui est le plus nécessaire & le plus utile pour vivre avec aisance & agrément à la campagne, advertisement leaf at end, BOOKPLATE OF RAYMOND OLIVER, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with morocco label, 12mo, Paris, Lottin le Jeune, 1764--LIGER (LOUIS) Oeconomie generale de la campagne ou nouvelle maison rustique, 2 vol. in 1, woodcut illustrations, some browning and dampstaining, early ownership inscription on title ("Ex libris de Reynes"), contemporary calf, worn [Vicaire 520], 4to, Amsterdam, Henry Desbordes, 1701; and 2 others (7)

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