BERCHOUX, by Joseph. "La gastronomie, poème, suivi des Poési - Lot 22

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BERCHOUX, by Joseph. "La gastronomie, poème, suivi des Poési - Lot 22
BERCHOUX, by Joseph. "La gastronomie, poème, suivi des Poésies fugitives de l'auteur." Paris, chez Giguet et Michaux, 1805 - An XIII, fourth edition, corrected and enlarged, in-12, full contemporary cognac brown calf, roulette decoration between two gilt fillets on boards, gilt decoration on smooth spine, 266 - (2) pp., on laid paper, wide margins, gilt edges, frontispiece "le sénat ..."drawn by MYRIS and engraved by Delignone and 3 hors textes engravings by Monsiau and Myris engraved by Bovinet, Delvaux and Baquoy, Extract from the "décret concernant les contrefacteurs et les débitans d'éditions contrefaites", "Envoi à Mme Larcher-D'Arcy", "Avertissement sur le seconde édition", "Avertissement sur la troisième édition", "Lettre de l'auteur de La Gastronomie", "Prière du soir d'un poète", Notes de La Gastronomie, "Lettre , critique, politique, morale et philosophique, à l'auteur du poème de La Gastronomie", "Réponse de l'auteur", "Poésies fugitives", Table of contents. A great classic of culinary literature in its fourth edition, with four hors texte engravings. This is the most complete and sought-after edition, along with the 1801 first edition! The author (1760 - 1839) was both poet and journalist. This poem on the art of eating well brought him fame with a wide audience. The paper is in very good condition; the spine of the binding has been rebound (the jaws are still very fragile!) and the fillets on the boards are slightly missing; the head gilding is matt; the engravings are in very good condition.
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