Mademoiselle Catherine - Manuel complet de la cuisinière bourgeoise - 1875

A fascinating illustrated edition with a large number of engravings and a folding color plate from this work, which belongs to this important body of French culinary literature designed to convey, in a practical and accessible way, the principles of domestic cooking, meal organization, and the daily management of a bourgeois household -

Designed as a manual of household practice, this manual fits into a tradition particularly developed in the 19th century, a period during which cookbooks enjoyed wide diffusion among families, housewives, and those responsible for preparing meals -

The expression “bourgeois cook” refers to a model of cooking that seeks both variety and the proper execution of preparations, economy in expenses, and a certain elegance in the presentation of the table -

Mademoiselle Catherine - Complete Manual for the Bourgeois Cook - 1875 - Delarue -
around 250 pp.

Good binding condition, the work in its full cardboard binding printed by the publisher in yellow, wear from use, a few minor defects on the cover, damaged on the top edge, chipped spine and corners worn, foxing on the edges, speckled edges, smooth spine ornamented and titled in black, covers nicely decorated with black ornament -

Good interior condition, some foxing, the work enriched with a large number of engravings with a folding color plate (damaged), a pleasant copy -

Delivery service insured to arrive within a few days -