![[BIBLIOGRAPHY] A group of bibliographies and books about books, mostly on the subject of gastronomy, but also with works on Shakespeare, militaria and children's books.](/sites/default/files/styles/auction_slider/public/images/lots/2022-12-16/1540755.jpg?itok=nGvgclPV)
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Lot 72
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] A group of bibliographies and books about books, mostly on the subject of gastronomy, but also with works on Shakespeare, militaria and children's books.
The books on gastronomy include: SIMON, ANDRE. Bibliotheca Bacchica... Tome I Incunables. London & Paris: Maggs Brothers, 1927. Copy 198 from a limited edition of 250, presentation inscription to front free endpaper: "To Sir Hugh Walpole from Andre Simon "... you love 'books' and so do I: would you desire better sympathy?" (Falstaff reformed by not bettered)." Publisher's black cloth spine over blue paper boards, gilt. 11 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (28.75 x 22 cm); xviii, 237, [2] pp., illustrated. Boards with soiling and toning, light wear to boards and spine, toning to endpapers, bookplate of "The Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden; SIMON, ANDRE. Bibliotheca Gastronomica... London: The Wine and Food Society, 1953. Copy 588 from a limited edition of 750. Publisher's red cloth, gilt, printed paper dust wrapper. [12], 196 pp., illustrated. Soiling to wrapper with a chip at the head of the spine and short edge tears, foxing to endpapers, bookplate of "The Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden; SIMON, ANDRE and HALLGARTEN, S. F. The Great Wines of Germany. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. Gilt red morocco spine with red cloth over boards. 191 pp., plates. A very good copy; SIMON, ANDRE. A Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy. London: Collector's Book Club. Copy 20 from a de luxe edition of 100, signed by the author. Full red morocco, gilt. 827 pp., illustrated. Very faintly sunned, otherwise a fine copy; PARKE-BERNET GALLERIES INC. The Arnold Shircliffe Books on Cookery... New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1954. Printed light green wrappers. 122 pp., illustrated. Wrappers sunned and soiled with some ink stains on edges.
The other books about books include: JAGGARD, WILLIAM. Shakespeare Bibliography... Stratford-on-Avon: Shakespeare Press, 1911. Copy number 67 out of 500 , initialed by the author. Publisher's drab cloth, lettered and decorated in black. Soiling and wear, endpapers toned; Together with five others and VILLON, FRANCOIS and TZARA, TRISTAN. Poesies. Wrappers. Condition varies, sold as is.
C The Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Collection
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