[MENON ] : " La cuisinière bourgeoise, suivie de l'Office a - Lot 27

[MENON ] : " La cuisinière bourgeoise, suivie de l'Office a l'ufage de tous ceux qui fe mêlent de dépenfes de maifons, contenant la maniere de connoître, difféquer et fervir toutes fortes de viandes, des avis intéreffans fur leurs bontés, et fur le choix qu'on doit en faire. Nouvelle édition augmentée de plufieurs menus pour les quatre saifons, et des ragoûts des plus nouveaux, d'une explication des termes propres, et à l'ufage de la cuifine et de l'office, et d'une lifte alphabétique des uftenfiles qui font néceffaires." Paris, ed. Chez Guillyn, 1762, new revised and enlarged edition, large in-12, full brown "cognac" calf, gilded garlands, fleurons and title on 2 double ribbed spines, red edges, modern binding, XXIV - 495 - (3 bl.) pp, headbands, warning for this new edition, glossary of cooking terms, seasonal menus, table of contents, the name "Laugardière" is written on the title page (probably the former owner of the Robault de Laugardière family), "With his Cuisinière bourgeoise, Menon produced a book of practical, easy-to-execute recipes, continuing the simplification effort begun by Nicolas de Bonnefons in the 17th century. This was the key to his enduring success, since his book was first published in 1746, and was subsequently reprinted until the second half of the 19th century". (Oberlé, Fastes de Bacchus et de Comus, 114). Very fine full light calf binding. An unusual year of publication! The binding is in very good condition; the bottom of the pre-title page is missing, there are traces of old dampstaining at the edges up to page 50, no foxing.