Cookery books 3 vols

COOKERY BOOKS IN FRENCH (4). VIARD, A. Le cuisinier Imperial ... 7th ed. Paris 1812.
8vo. Contemporary half calf. +

MURET, A. Propos gastronomiques et conseils culinaires... Lausanne, 1922. Original wrapper. +

NIGNON, E. Éloges de la cuisine francaise. Présentation de Sacha Guitry. Paris, 1933. Original wrapper. +

BRILLAT-SAVARIN. Physiologie du gout... Paris (garnier Frères) no date. Contemporary brown half leather, somewhat worn. Inscribed on first endpaper. 4 volumes.

Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Ludvig (Gösta) Nobel (1886-1955), youngest son of Ludvig and Edla Nobel, was in Baku between 1914-17 and later took over as Managing Director over Branobel or "The Nobel Brothers Company". The oil company was founded in Baku by his father and the two brothers Alfred and Robert. He and his family had to flee Russia 1918 during the Russian revolution.

Viard, worn binding, some foxing. Muret and Nignon partly worn and soiled wrappers, Nignon partly loose in binding, damaged to spine.