(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (French) Recettes et Paysages

5 vols. Illus. from photographs and color artwork. 8x6", pictorial tan cloth. First Edition. Paris: Publications Francaise, 1952.

In French. A stunning set of regional French gastronomy as it was in the mid-20th century. Volumes consist of Eastern France, Paris including Ile de France & the Loire Valley, the Southeast and Mediterranean, the Southwest and Pyrenees, and the North. Colorfully illustrated with color plates from paintings, as well as photographs and endpaper maps of each region. Near fine; scarce as a full set.