Alexandre Grimaud de La Reynière - Almanach des Gourmands ou calendrier nutritif - 1803

Exciting edition of one of the founding texts of French gastronomic criticism and part of the original endeavor led by the author to observe, classify, and make known the pleasures of the table at the beginning of the 19th century -

Presented in the form of an almanac that is at once practical, satirical, and scholarly, the work offers much more than a simple collection of culinary advice, since it seeks to establish a genuine science of indulgence intended for enthusiasts eager to perfect their palate and to better understand the food resources of their era -

Grimod de La Reynière is notably interested in quality products, food specialties, culinary preparations, and the various professionals who participate in provisioning and the catering of Parisian society. -

Alexandre Grimaud de La Reynière - Almanach des Gourmands or Nutritive Calendar - 1803 - Maradan -
245 pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in its modern half‑bound in leather with original corners, wear from use, minor defects on the cover, speckled edges, decorated spine, gilded lettering on a morocco piece -

Good internal condition, some scattered stains, superb frontispiece engraving, marbled endpapers in good condition, a fine copy -

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