Edouard NIGNON. L'Heptaméron des gourmets, ou Les Délices de la cuisine française. Paris, Imprimerie de Malherbe, 1919. Large in-4 paperback, first edition of the most prestigious gastronomic publication of the 20th century. (Oberlé)This is a collection of the greatest recipes of French cuisine, presented in seven days of feasting. Each day is presented by André Mary, Henri de Régnier, Lucien Descaves, Fernand Fleuret, Laurent Tailhade, Guillaume Apollinaire and Émile Godefroy. The edition is illustrated with a portrait of the author engraved in etching by Jean Patricot and 7 full-page woodcuts after Octave Denis Victor Guillonet and Henri Varenne engraved on wood by Jaraud, adorning a total of 620 recipes. Limited edition of 150 numbered copies, this one no. 65, one of 120 on Japanese imperial paper.Copy enriched with an autograph signed by Nignon and dated 23 July 1923 'à Monsieur le Gentilhomme, en souvenir de son passage à la Haute-forêt, je me permets de l'inscrire au tableau d'Honneur des gourmets de France'Under protective slipcase (cover detached at spine).