(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Pastry - French) Philippe Grospierre. Nouveau Traite de Biscuiterie et de Patisserie Industrielles

Preface by Jean Noizet. Illus. from photographs. 9.25x6", tan cloth lettered in red. First Edition. Paris: Editions Desforges, 1953.

A treaty on making French cookies, breads and pastry on an industrial level in post-war France, with descriptions of heavy machinery, formulas and recipes for making all kinds of baked goods on a large scale, a chapter on the variations of pains d'epices in Dijon vs. Paris, etc. A fascinating look at the mid-century French baking industry. 

Chipping to spine head, else very good.

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