Lot 08033

[GASTRONOMY] [MENON], “La Cuisinière bourgeoise, Suivie de loffice, à lusage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons. Contenant la manière de connoître, disséquer et servir toutes sortes de viandes. Nouvelle édition augm. de plusieurs ragoûts. et de différentes recettes pour des liqueurs”, Bruxelles, chez Jean-Fr. Foppens, 1753. 12mo, pp. [4], 484. Fine edition of Menon’s cookbook, first published in 1746, an influential work presenting a cuisine with “modest origins” that would be sought after by elites. Contemporary full leather, spine with raised bands and decorations in gilt. Heavy rubbing along edges, corners and joints, small chipped parts on spine’s edges and corners, creasing and soiling of the first pages, tear on page [1], some creased pages corners.