GASTRONOMIE - [MENON (Joseph)] - La cuisinière bourgeoise

[MENON (Joseph)] La cuisinière bourgeoise, suivie de L'office à l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons. François Foppens, Brussels, 1790 Two volumes in one, in-12, (17 x 10.4 cm), XIX-(1)-223-(1) pp.; 218 pp., bound. Marbled calf, decorated spine, title piece in citron morocco, marbled edges. Contemporary binding. Head cap uncovered, small loss at foot cap, surface epidermure on a panel, beginning of a split at the first seam of leather on the back, worn corners. Good overall condition for a gastronomy work. New enlarged edition of this classic of French gastronomy from the eighteenth century. Joseph Menon (1700-1771) is a French cook and author of the eighteenth century, known for his cookery and pastry works that greatly contributed to the diffusion of French gastronomy of his era. Manuscript ex-libris on the verso of the first endpaper.

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