The Roquefort adventure. Henri Pourrat. Translated from the French by Mary Mian. Illustrations by Yves Brayer. Wood engraving by Gérard Angliolini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pourrat, Henri, 1887-1959.

Contributor:

Mian, Mary, translator.

Brayer, Yves, 1907-1990, illustrator.

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Roquefort cheese.

Roquefort-sur-Soulzon (France).

France--Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Genre:

stencils (image-making tools)

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

235, [7] pages illustrations 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Roquefort sur Soulzon] Societe anonyme des caves et des producteurs reunis de Roquefort [1956]

Notes:

Offset printed.

"This edition of The Roquefort Adventure by Henri Pourrat, translated by Mary Mian, is the original English edition of this book. Illustrations are engraved on wood in color by Gerard Angiolini from paintings by Yves Brayer. 5,000 numbered copies have been printed on white vellum specially watermarked and classified ... A few proofs marked 'Artist's Proof' have also been printed and are reserved for the collaborators in this present edition. Printed off on April 15, 1956, on the Presses of Coulouma S.A."--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Kislak copy is "Artist's Proof".

Other Format:

Online version: Pourrat, Henri, 1887-1959. Roquefort adventure.

OCLC:

1731715