DICTIONNAIRE DE CUISINE ET D'ECONOMIE MENAGERE. A l'usage des maitres et maitresses de maison, fermiers, maitre d' hotel, chefs de cuisine, chefs d' office, restaurateurs, patissiers, marchands de comestible, confiseurs, distillateurs, &c.

Burnet, M.

Paris: Librairie Usuelle, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Interesting 19th century culinary reference work describing methods of haute and petit cuisine, meal menus, recipes, home economics, hygiene, etc. Octavo: 788 pp. with 11 plates and several textual illustrations. The French text is printed in two columns. Period marbled paper-covered boards over a green morocco spine with gilt-stamped titling, gilt and blind-stamped borders, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. Some general foxing to the contents. The boards are moderately rubbed, with a bit of edgewear, more so at the corners and tips. Item #80778

Price: $200.00