La Colombe d'Or at Saint Paul de Vence. The Taste of Provence

Martine Buchet. Preface by Cesar. Photographs by Prosper Assouline.

Editions Assouline. Paris. 1993. First edition. English language edition. Hardback, quarto; red cloth-bound boards, dust jacket. 144 pages. Illustrated extensively in colour and b&w. English. 305 x 215mm. 1.3kg. 9782908228472. Fine, in fine dust jacket.

An illustrated story of the famous artistic restaurant in the South of France. La Colombe d'Or is owned by the Roux family. For the last 100 years it has been a culinary refuge for artists and writers, and its walls are covered with artworks by Matisse, Braque, Leger, Calder, Cesar and many others. The book is filled with past and contemporary photographs, images of the art, and reproductions from the legendary visitors' books. Scarce in English.