Le Code de la bonne chère: 700 recettes simples publiées sous les auspices de la Société scientifique d'hygiène alimentaire

Title: Le Code de la bonne chère: 700 recettes simples publiées sous les auspices de la Société scientifique d'hygiène alimentaire Author: Pomiane, Edouard de Publication: Paris: Albin Michel, 1924. Description: First edition of Edouard de Pomiane's first cookbook, containing 700 recipes, this copy belonging to celebrated French chef Prosper Montagné, inscribed by the author to Montagné, along with two letters from the author to Montagné and Montagné's notes about the book. Inscribed on the half-title: "Au grand Maitre, Prosper Montagné, cordial hommage, Edouard de Pomiane." Laid in are two letters to Montagné by the author on Institut Pasteur letterhead (each 1 sheet; [2] pages; 8.25 x 5.25 inches). In the first letter, Pomiane introduces the book to Montagné and notes that he will also send a copy to Philéas Gilbert. In the second letter, Pomiane responds to Montagné's negative feedback about the book and admits to his ignorance: "Je rougis devant mon ignorance sur la teneur exacte d