GASTRONOMY - Lot 342

GASTRONOMY Set of very interesting letters on gastronomy: - CURNONSKY (Maurice Edmond Sailland, said) [Angers, 1872 - Paris, 1965], French writer and gastronome. Autograph pneumatic card signed, addressed to M. Moreau-Vauthier, statuary. March 20, 1931; 2 pages in-12. "I cannot tell you enough how touched I am by your project to immortalize by a medallion the dear memory of the one I loved so much and who loved you well. Poor Mémaine! After having sacrificed all her life for her family, she died in the worst misery and after a terrible and interminable agony. There is a Beyond. Your generous thought will be the most beautiful consolation for her. And I, my good master and friend and always in memory of her, I embrace you with all my grateful heart: For never let the opportunity to speak of a beautiful and noble thing pass. Your poor old friend." - FULBERT-DUMONTEIL Jean-Camille [Mondeaux, 1831 - Cendrieux, 1912], writer and writer and gastronomic columnist: Autograph letter signed. February 23, 1920; 1 page in-8°. "I thank you for the pleasure I had reading the reading of your charming work. It is of a familiar and simple tone, extremely sympathetic; which which can only delight the friends of animals. Yours sincerely ". - GOUFFÉ Alphonse [1813-1907], cook to Queen Victoria : Autograph letter signed. July 6, 1881; 1 1/2 pages in-8°. "I receive at once your kind note and regret very much regret not being able to show you the apartments, the queen being here with great company, it is company, it is impossible to visit anything. You promised me to come the first week of June when the queen was in Scotland, which would have allowed me to show you everything. - KIR Félix [Alise-Sainte-Reine, 1876 - Dijon, 1968], a French secular priest, canon and politician. Letter signed, addressed to M. Bleteau. Dijon, February 2, 1949; 1 page in-8°, National Assembly letterhead. "It is with great pleasure that I accept to send you an article on wines which could be sent to you on the 12th of this month, if this deadline is met. sent to you on the 12th of this month, if this delay is not too long." - MONTAGNÉ Prosper [Carcassonne, 1865 - , 1948], gastronome and writer, author of the Larousse gastronomic. Autograph letter signed, addressed to Y. Bonnat. Paris, April 9, 1935; 1 page in-4°. "Thank you for the beautiful and so amusing harangue that you pronounced at the last Friday of the Foetus of 1914. I read it with I read it with extreme pleasure and, devoutly, I put it in the file of my Jubilee, of which it constitutes one of the most delicious pieces. One day soon, I will go to one of your Fridays which, for me, are are real youth baths for me. But for the moment I am almost unable to go, because Saturday night, I was jostled by a motorcycle on rue de Clichy, which was driving like hell, fell on the edge of the sidewalk and fell on the sidewalk and got up (or at least was lifted up) with a bruised face and whole body and a right hand. And I'm in pretty bad shape right now!" - OLIVER Raymond [Langon, 1909 - Paris, 1990], French cook. 2 autograph letters signed: Paris, Christmas 1968; 1 page in-8°. "Thank you for your wishes. Please accept mine very sincere. See you soon I hope." Xmas 1969; 1 page in-8° "One passes too quickly. Everything goes too fast, life too unfortunately! Happy New Year to all and I hope to see you soon. Best wishes." - PILLET-WILL Frédéric [Paris, 1837 - Id., 1911], French banker. Autograph letter signed, addressed to a stationmaster. Château Margaux, June 18, 1879; 1 1/2 page in-8°. "Having to leave Bordeaux this evening, Wednesday, by the train of 6:30 in the company of a friend of mine, I I have come to ask you to reserve for us two armchair beds traveling in the rear of the said train. - TOPOLINISKI Marlus [Annecy, 1870 -1924], cook at the Lapérouse. 2 letters signed, addressed to M. Moreau-Vauthier: May 10, 1913; 1 page in-4°, letterhead Restaurant Lapérouse. Sending of a menu for a dinner. May 19, 1913; 1 page in-4°, headed Restaurant Lapérouse. Sending of furniture. - VAUDABLE Louis [Saint-Rémy-de-Chargnat, 1902 - Paris, 1983], French restaurateur: Autograph card signed. [1968]; 1 page in-12 oblong on the reverse side of a lithograph by Sem depicting the dining room of Maxim's restaurant. "I received your note and I regret all these incidents. Unfortunately, I am too little in Chicago to intervene." - VICAIRE Georges [1853 - 1921], French bibliophile and bibliographer: Correspondence of 8 signed autograph letters, addressed to Georges Montorgueil, about his works.