[PRACTICAL LIFE AND EPICUREANISM]. - Lot 149

[PRACTICAL LIFE AND EPICUREANISM]. SET of 2 titles in 5 volumes. - GASTRONOMY. COOKING. Paris, Comptoir français du livre, 1937. 4 large 8vo volumes, publisher’s cardboard binding in red, blue, green, and ochre, titles gilt on the top covers (minor signs of wear). A collection on modern cooking, featuring numerous color and black-and-white plates: Cold Dishes: Simple and Practical. Detailed Menus for the Housewife: 180 Simple and Middle-Class Menus. A Manual of Vegetarian Cooking. Desserts. - GOURDON-DOCQ (Co.). [FUNERAL HOME]. [Marblework Catalog]. Charleville, Gourdon-Docq (lith. J. Fortant), (1903). Small folio, light taupe cloth (spine missing and some leaves loose; annotations of dimensions and prices; one plate slightly creased; a few loose leaves). An impressive and rare catalog from the marble mason Gourdon-Docq, featuring primarily funerary monuments. This copy was likely used by the company itself or a salesperson, as it contains numerous annotations of dimensions and price calculations. Black-and-white plates: Family vaults, funeral chapels, tombs, tombstones, fireplaces, vases, statues, and various carved ornaments Includes 3 chromolithographic plates showing types of marble with their names. A large folio-sized fold-out plate of a tomb engraved in black, plates with photogravure images, and chromolithographic plates of tomb designs. Includes a brochure (1 folio), loose plates showcasing typographic designs for marble engravings, and a price booklet: -ff Plates from the 1903 Album / See: Blue Price List / from 1903. -1903 Price Catalog. 32 pp. In-4, paperback, gray printed cover.