EMILE ZOLA?LES ROUGON-MACQUART, COMPLETE 20 VOL. LEATHER SET, JEAN DE BONNOT PARIS, FROM ESTATE OF
A complete and visually striking 20-volume leather-bound edition of Émile Zola’s monumental Les Rougon-Macquart, published in Paris by Jean de Bonnot, and from the estate of former White House Executive Chef Pierre Chambrin. This refined French edition presents Zola’s sweeping naturalist saga—his defining literary achievement—chronicling the social, political, and psychological fabric of Second Empire France across multiple generations. Widely regarded as one of the great literary cycles of the 19th century, Les Rougon-Macquart stands alongside Balzac’s Comédie Humaine as a cornerstone of European literature. Each volume is elegantly bound in rich burgundy leather, with gilt-decorated spines and covers featuring a cohesive Parisian architectural motif. The set retains its uniform presentation, enhanced by decorative endpapers and silk ribbon markers, creating a commanding and harmonious shelf presence. The overall aesthetic is unmistakably that of a Parisian salon or private European library—a key factor in its cross-market desirability. This is a complete, uniform Zola sets in decorative French leather bindings are increasingly sought after for both literary and interior design purposes—with provenance of this caliber rarely encountered. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a complete French literary masterwork presented in luxury Parisian bindings, carrying the distinguished provenance of a White House chef whose life embodied French cultural excellence. Being sold by one of the owners of The Rug Life, Sabrina Chambrin Jureidini, the only Daughter of Pierre Chambrin. This book set comes with a COA signed by Sabrina, and one of Pierre’s original White House business cards. Each volume has one of Chef Chambrin’s stamps or embossed seal on an inside page. Pierre Chambrin (1947-2024) is a French-born American chef who served as the White House Executive Chef from 1989 to 1994. Chambrin was born in Paris on September 13, 1947. He received his culinary education at the Ecole des Metiers de l’alimentation, which he attended from 1961 to 1963. He moved to the United States in 1969 and opened a restaurant called Picot's Place in Massachusetts. In 1979 Chambrin took over the Washington, D.C. restaurant Maison Blanche, located near the White House. Chambrin was appointed under the presidency of George H. W. Bush to succeed Hans Raffert. He was succeeded by Walter Scheib. After leaving the White House, Chambrin became the executive chef at the Saint Louis Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The Maitres Cuisiniers de France named him "Chef of the Year" in 2008, and the Academie Culinaire de France bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on him in 2013.
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A complete and visually striking 20-volume leather-bound edition of Émile Zola’s monumental Les Rougon-Macquart, published in Paris by Jean de Bonnot, and from the estate of former White House Executive Chef Pierre Chambrin. This refined French edition presents Zola’s sweeping naturalist saga—his defining literary achievement—chronicling the social, political, and psychological fabric of Second Empire France across multiple generations. Widely regarded as one of the great literary cycles of the 19th century, Les Rougon-Macquart stands alongside Balzac’s Comédie Humaine as a cornerstone of European literature. Each volume is elegantly bound in rich burgundy leather, with gilt-decorated spines and covers featuring a cohesive Parisian architectural motif. The set retains its uniform presentation, enhanced by decorative endpapers and silk ribbon markers, creating a commanding and harmonious shelf presence. The overall aesthetic is unmistakably that of a Parisian salon or private European library—a key factor in its cross-market desirability. This is a complete, uniform Zola sets in decorative French leather bindings are increasingly sought after for both literary and interior design purposes—with provenance of this caliber rarely encountered. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a complete French literary masterwork presented in luxury Parisian bindings, carrying the distinguished provenance of a White House chef whose life embodied French cultural excellence. Being sold by one of the owners of The Rug Life, Sabrina Chambrin Jureidini, the only Daughter of Pierre Chambrin. This book set comes with a COA signed by Sabrina, and one of Pierre’s original White House business cards. Each volume has one of Chef Chambrin’s stamps or embossed seal on an inside page. Pierre Chambrin (1947-2024) is a French-born American chef who served as the White House Executive Chef from 1989 to 1994. Chambrin was born in Paris on September 13, 1947. He received his culinary education at the Ecole des Metiers de l’alimentation, which he attended from 1961 to 1963. He moved to the United States in 1969 and opened a restaurant called Picot's Place in Massachusetts. In 1979 Chambrin took over the Washington, D.C. restaurant Maison Blanche, located near the White House. Chambrin was appointed under the presidency of George H. W. Bush to succeed Hans Raffert. He was succeeded by Walter Scheib. After leaving the White House, Chambrin became the executive chef at the Saint Louis Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The Maitres Cuisiniers de France named him "Chef of the Year" in 2008, and the Academie Culinaire de France bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on him in 2013.
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