ALBERT, B.: "Le cuisinier parisien, ou manuel complet d'écon - Lot 21

ALBERT, B.: "Le cuisinier parisien, ou manuel complet d'économie domestique contenant : la cuisine, la charcuterie, la grosse pâtisserie et la pâtisserie fine, l'office dans toutes ses branches; la cuisine des malades, les remèdes urgents que l'on doit administrer en attendant le médecin, dans les cas d'empoisonnements par les champignons , le vert-de-gris les moules, etc. against asphyxia, burns, indigestion, etc., the dietetic properties of substances, the safest procedures for preserving meat, fruit, vegetables, eggs, etc., cellar management, a collection of selected recipes on all branches of domestic economy, and the description and use of economical stoves and utensils recently introduced into kitchens". Paris, chez Dufour et Cie, 1825, third edition, in-8, half shagreened calf, shagreened paper boards, gilt fleurons, title and date on red morocco title-piece, gilt author and attribution on lemon morocco title-piece, on 4-nerved spine, speckled edges, period binding, VIII - 454 pp, illustrated with frontispiece "intérieur d'une cuisine bien ordonnée - collection des Arts et Métiers", 3 plates illustrating stoves and kitchen utensils, 4 plates in total, preface, cuisine des malades et des convalescents, table of chapters, table by order of contents, alphabetical table. The author was head chef to H. E. Cardinal Fesch, uncle of Napoleon I., residing on rue du Mont-Blanc in Paris. A remarkable treatise on cooking in early 19th-century Paris and France. The first edition dates from 1812 and was entitled "Manuel complet d'économie domestique". Very fine period binding. Very good condition of the attractive binding; a few scattered freckles and a few small halos; small old worm attacks without affecting the text.