Bring your auction to collectors worldwide!
Get listed nowBy subscribing, you are agreeing to the privacy policy. Unsubscribe anytime.
Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Books, Maps & Manuscripts / A. B. De Périgord - Nouvel Almanach des Gourmands servant...
Fascinating enriched edition with a frontispiece and a pink folding map of the gastronomy of France - This work belongs to the great tradition of French gastronomic almanacs which, at the beginning of the 19th century, no longer content themselves with transmitting recipes, but seek to form taste, to guide dietary choices and to guide enthusiasts in the art of good eating - By its very title, the work presents itself as a true manual for the gastronome, intended for those who wish to know the means of composing a good table, of choosing suitable foods and of organizing meals with discernment - The publication appears in a context particularly favorable to the rise of French gastronomy, as the culinary practices of the Ancien Régime transform under the influence of bourgeois society and as restaurants, caterers, houses of taste and the great Parisian establishments contribute to making the table an essential space of sociability - A. B. De Périgord - Nouvel Almanach des Gourmands serving as a guide in the means of making excellent fare - 1825 - Baudouin Frères - pages : [2], 1-xxiv, 1-238, Good condition of the binding, work in its half-basane of the period, marbled boards, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, fore-edge cracked, rubbing on the margins, spine and corners worn, marbled edges, smooth spine adorned, gilded lettering - Good interior condition, browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, superb engraving as frontispiece and a pink folding map of the gastronomy of France, text fairly clean, endpapers in reasonable condition, good copy - Delivery service assured within a few days -
Estimate:£4.23
To the auctionView all items fromCatawikiorBooks, Maps & Manuscripts
Estimate:
£4.23
HOFFMANN (E. T. A.). — Fantastic Tales. Paris: Charpentier, - Lot 136
10/04/2026
£22.06
Est: £85.02
OCT 17 | 10:00 PM
Bring your auction to collectors worldwide!
Get listed now£1.7
