Les Diners de Gala
Paris; New York: Draeger; Felice, 1973. First Edition. 4to. 322 pp. Color plates; black & white illustrations by Dali. Translated by J. Peter Moore. Illustrated boards in color & gold illustrated dustjacket. Near fine (previous owner name) in near fine dustjacket (minor wear to extremities; light rubbing to covers). Item #20954
ISBN: 0960069216
136 recipes, specially illustrated by Dalí, and organized by meal courses, from exotic courses to fish and shellfish to vegetables, rendered with a surrealist twist both gastronomically and aesthetically, but nowhere more so than in the tenth chapter, dedicated to aphrodisiacs. The illustrations and recipes are accompanied by Dalí’s extravagant musings on a range of subjects. This is cuisine of the old school, with meals by leading French chefs from such stellar Paris restaurants as Lasserre, La Tour d’Argent, Maxim’s, and Le Train Bleu.
Price: $250.00