The Physiology of Taste, or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy
San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1994.
Limited edition, Number 115 of a limited 200 copies signed by Wayne Thiebaud. Bound in publisher's gray-blue cloth stamped in blue and black. With full-page lithographs and reproduced drawings throughout by Wayne Thiebaud. Trivial soiling to top edge of textblock else Fine. In a Near Fine slipcase with light edge wear, tiny dent, light soiling and droplet stain to cloth. A striking production by Arion Press of the foremost 19th-century gastronomic discourse being a series of meditations, recipes and reflections. Thiebaud's bright, eye-catching drawings brilliantly captures the epicurian's philosophy on all things food and wine. The Arion Press Bibliography 44. Item #140947668
Price: $7,250