The first full and authoritative biography of the father of gastronomy. MacDonogh not only chronicles Brillat s many pursuits, he also presents a fascinating picture of provincial France under the ancien regime and the dangerous years that followed its fall. The world of revolutionaries and gourmets explored with elegance and scholarship. Observer.
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The first full and authoritative biography of the father of gastronomy. MacDonogh not only chronicles Brillat s many pursuits, he also presents a fascinating picture of provincial France under the ancien regime and the dangerous years that followed its fall. The world of revolutionaries and gourmets explored with elegance and scholarship. Observer.
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0719547113. First edition 8vo 248 pages very good hard back with a very good dust jacket just a trifle sunned to spine. Giles MacDonogh explores with elegance and scholarship the world of revolutionaries and gourmets as the culinary achievements of the reign of Louis XV were brought back into circulation through new Paris restaurants.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0719547113. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Blue boards sharp and clean. Protected, price unclipped, dustjacket is bright and clean. Book is firm in binding, unread, crisp interior. Book looks at French life as much as it does Brillat-Savarin's eating preferences. 248 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 256 p. Audience: Professional and scholarly; College/higher education. Fine. Pages are clean, crisp and free of marks. DJ is clean and as New.
