• [GASTRONOMIE]. MARTIN Alexandre

- GASTRONOMY]. MARTIN Alexandre
Set of 3 rare works related to gastronomy on choice dishes.
- Manuel de l'amateur d'huitres [...].
Paris, Audot, 1828. In-16, viii-84 pp. Patterned cloth boards, spine titled in gilt with green morocco title-piece, marbled paper end-papers (later binding).
Original edition illustrated with a lithographed folding frontispiece in colour (drawing by Henry Monnier representing three greedy people sitting down to devour the most exquisite of what Ostend and Marennes have sent them), and a folding plate at the end of the volume representing the instruments necessary to eat oysters comfortably.
(Half of the spine missing| slight brown spots).
Vicaire, Bibliographie gastronomique, 569
- Bréviaire du Gastronome, ou L'Art d'ordonner le dîner de chaque jour, suivant les diverses saisons de l'année [...].
Paris, Audot, 1838. In-16, 110 pp.-f. Table. Green half-cartonnage percaline, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, dated at the end, black morocco title-piece, covers preserved (later binding).
Original edition illustrated with a lithographed folding frontispiece in colour by Henry Monnier.
PROVENANCE Pierre Gauthier (autograph signature in ink on front endpaper).
(Part of the title page missing| foxing).
Vicaire, Bibliographie gastronomique, 569
- Manuel de l'amateur de melons [...]
Paris, Aug[uste] Udron, 1827. In-16, iv-156 pp. Half brown morocco, spine titled and dated, gilt head, marbled paper endpapers, covers and spine preserved (binding signed P. L. Martin).
First edition illustrated with four coloured plates.
(Slight lack of leather at the tail| slight browning, foxing, spotting on the plates).
Vicaire, Bibliographie gastronomique, 568-569 - Carteret, III, 401.