Bemelmans' La Bonne Table, Ludwig Bemelmans’ classic reflections on food, dining, and restaurant life, drawn from his experiences in Europe and America. Rather than a conventional cookbook, the work reads like a gastronomic memoir, combining anecdote, observation, and the author’s characteristic illustrations.

This reprint presents a carefully selected body of Bemelmans’ writing on the subject, edited by Donald and Eleanor Friede, whose choices shape the book into a coherent and representative collection of his work on dining. The result is less a single continuous text than a considered gathering of pieces that reflect his enduring preoccupation with the culture of the table.

Paperback. GOOD+ condition; covers show light scratching and the mildest of creasing, interior sound and clean.

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