San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1994. First and limited edition thus, #95/200 numbered copies signed by illustrator Wayne Thiebaud (from a total edition of 226). Folio. 355, (1) pp. Illustrated with nine color lithographs and numerous black and white in-text illustrations by Thiebaud. Publisher's pictorial blue cloth-covered boards, stamped in black and in blue, light soiling in upper spine; top and bottom edges trimmed, fore-edge untrimmed; in original matching slip case, lightly soiled.

A handsome copy of the most famous work on gastronomy, finely illustrated with lithographic plates by artist Wayne Thiebaud. Continuously in print since it was first published in 1825, The Physiology of Taste is a humorous celebration of everything culinary and and covers a range of topics, both philosophical, historical, and practical--from the philosophy of cooking, the history of chocolate and coffee, to matters of diet and weight.