Author: GRIMOD DE LA REYNIERE, Alexandre.- Gastronomy.- 1808.-
Title: Manuel des amphitryons; contenant Un Traite de la dissection des Viandes à table, la Nomenclature des Menus les plus nouveaux pour chaque saison, et des Elémens de Politesse gourmande. Ouvrage indespensable à tous ceuxqui sont jaloux de faire bonne chère, et de la faire faire aux autres; Orné d'un grand nombre de Planches gravées en taille-douce. Par l'Auteur de L'Almanach des Gourmands.
Description: Paris, Chez Capelle et Renand, Libraires-Commissionaires, rue J.J. Rousseau, 1808. large 8vo. Complete w. half title, engr. (front.) plate ['Tourcaly del. et Sculp.'] & 16 engr. pls. (of which 4 folding.). Fine French contemp. full tree marbled clf., spine rounded w. 3 areas of lozenge shaped cross-hatched gilttooling & 2 areas w. gilt floral handstamps. Red titleshield, giltlettered, a few letters a bit faded due to slight rubbing of the surface.). (lower edges some rubb.; 3 of the 4 corners sl. bumped and rubb., not serious.; edges of covers w. single giltruled line, lower edge giltruled line faded.). [(A1), 1 plate, (A2 to A8), B8 - Z8, 4 unsigned lvs. (Chapters, part of alphabetical index), Aa4, Bb4, Cc4 (rest of alphabetical index). (1 - 5), 6 - 384 pp.). (pp. 357 - 382 (Index), p. 383 (announcement of the 'Dictionnaire de Cuisine' to be published 1808), p. 384 (errata). (All edges vein marbled in blueish hue.). (Handmarbled endp. matching the colour of the painted bookblock.). (a name removed from verso upper free endp.; pp. 224 - 226 a small vague watersp. & 2 vague black inklike scratches; occasionally a few foxed spots in blank margin.). First edition of this very rare and sought after book by Grimod, in a perfectly executed contemp. French tree calf binding. Complete with all plates and plus the often lacking 'Table alphabétique et raisonné', the book announcement and errata. Vicaire 427: Oberlé, 'Les fastes de Bachus et de Comus', item 135. quote....and p. 97: [Katherine Golden] Bitting 203: Also a copy in the Elizabeth Robins Pennell Coll. [libr. of Congress]: Drexel, 145: Georg, 1657: Simon, 805: Horn-Arndt, 451:

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