Author: Grimod de la Reynière,(1758-1837); Alexandre-Balthazar-Laurent; Jean-François Tourcaty, engraver
Title: Manuel Des Amphitrions; Contenant Un Traité de la Dissection Des Viandes à Table, la Nomenclature Des Menus Les Plus Nouveaux Pour Chaque Saison, Et Des Elémens de Politesse Gourmande. First Edition
Description: Paris: Chez Capelle et Renand, 1808. in-8, 12.2 x 19.9cm.374 pp. 19th-century half green roan binding, sunned spine with 4 raised bands, speckled edges. An seminal work for all those who are jealous of good food, and of making others do the same; adorned with a large number of engraved intaglio plates. By the author of the Almanach des Gourmands. ; The text stops abruptly on page 374, so a very small part of the index is missing; the last last recipe cited is pâtés chauds. On the other hand, this work does include all 17 plates. The first plate facing p. 25 is waterstained... Provenance: Christophe Hue, libraire, Paris..References: .Cagle 233; Lilly Library, Une Affaire du Goût 133; Vicaire 427; Simon 805; Bitting 203. .
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Title: Manuel Des Amphitrions; Contenant Un Traité de la Dissection Des Viandes à Table, la Nomenclature Des Menus Les Plus Nouveaux Pour Chaque Saison, Et Des Elémens de Politesse Gourmande. First Edition
Description: Paris: Chez Capelle et Renand, 1808. in-8, 12.2 x 19.9cm.374 pp. 19th-century half green roan binding, sunned spine with 4 raised bands, speckled edges. An seminal work for all those who are jealous of good food, and of making others do the same; adorned with a large number of engraved intaglio plates. By the author of the Almanach des Gourmands. ; The text stops abruptly on page 374, so a very small part of the index is missing; the last last recipe cited is pâtés chauds. On the other hand, this work does include all 17 plates. The first plate facing p. 25 is waterstained... Provenance: Christophe Hue, libraire, Paris..References: .Cagle 233; Lilly Library, Une Affaire du Goût 133; Vicaire 427; Simon 805; Bitting 203. .
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Price: US$ 1500.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-6098
- Book number: 51-6098
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