Le Bonheur du Jour -- inscribed by both
Paris: G. Cres, 1926. First Printing. Wraps. Small 8vo, pictorial wraps, good with wear, soil and light loss to wraps, pages quite tanned. Inscribed by both to theatrical director and actor Edmond Roze (d. 1943 Auschwitz), good copy in original yellow printed wraps, wraps moderately edgeworn, text tanned. Curnonsky was one of the greatest and most celebrated writers on French cuisine, restaurants, and a pioneer French exponent of Chinese cuisine -- he published widely on cooking and restaurant culture and was a participant and critic for the Michelin guides from their inception; probably gay, he was one of Colette Willy's husband's 'friends' and had a number of male roommates who were also sometime collaborators in publishing projects. Bienstock was a naturalized Russian who was also widely celebrated -- as a translator of Russian classics, including the complete works of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. This is a compilation of the authors' quips, articles, farces and satires, commentary and humor. Uncommon signed. Good. Item #H29570
Price: $100.00