REIBER (Emile). Les Propos de Table de la Vieille Alsace. Il - Lot 128

REIBER (Emile). Les Propos de Table de la Vieille Alsace. Illustrated throughout with original drawings by the old Alsatian masters. OEuvre de Réconfort adjusted to the present time. Translated, annotated and enriched with new Compositions. Printed in Paris by Robert Engelmann, sold by Launette, 1886. In-4, (4) ff. + XVI + 231 pp. + (2) ff. morocco, 5-ribbed spine, first cover decorated with foliage and pine cones in relief, flown over by a stork carrying a banner with Ph. Burty's motto "Fidèle et libre" ("Faithful and free"), in the lower left-hand corner of the subject the figure of Ph. Burty in interwoven letters, wide border in interior maroq. framed by 4 gold fillets, lining and endpapers in moire decorated with flowers and foliage, double endpapers, gilt on witnesses, ill. covers and spine cons, case (Marius Michel). Copy on "papier des Vosges à la forme", OFFERED BY THE AUTHOR TO M. PHILIPPE BURTY, with a watercolor by the author, with the motto and figure of Ph. Burty and a signed dedication, dated May 1888. A comprehensive work providing information on Alsatian gastronomic traditions, ethnographic subjects, social activity in Alsace at the beginning of the 16th century and the development of the arts: study of Alsatian origins, the Alsatian dialect and its accent, literature with the spread of ideas through printing at the end of the 15th century and popular imagery, the arts with the influence of the Burgundian-Flemish School, the Colmar and Strasbourg Schools, traditions with table manners and costume, trade in the Rhine valley and the trade route between Italy and the Netherlands. A SUPERB COPY BOUND FOR BURTY BY MARIUS MICHEL AND DECORATED WITH A STUNNING FLORAL COMPOSITION. We know that Burty appreciated the Maître-Relieur and entrusted him with several volumes to dress; after his death, this volume was acquired by Mr. Paul Haviland, and a label bearing his name can be found in the volume. Vicaire, 736; Bitting, 392.