M. François Massialot - Le nouveau cuisinier royal et bourgeois - 1730

Rare illustrated edition of one of the great testimonies of French cuisine in the Ancien Régime and of how culinary art is organized at the beginning of the 18th century -

Hailing from a tradition of professional cooking intended for aristocratic houses, but also accessible to well-off merchants, the work brings together a substantial collection of recipes, methods and advice to prepare elaborate meals according to the practices of the French table of the era -

Massialot, who had already earned an important reputation thanks to his earlier culinary works, seeks here to present a cuisine that is at once refined, practical and structured, capable of meeting the demands of grand tables while transmitting to cooks techniques directly applicable -

M. François Massialot - Le Nouveau Cuisinier Royal et Bourgeois - 1730 - Tome III - Claude Prudhomme -
359 Pages.

Condition of the binding: acceptable; the work in its full brown calf from the period, stains and wear from use, some minor flaws on boards and spine (significant leather loss on the back), headbands and corners worn, scribbles on the edges, red-speckled edges, spine with raised bands, titling and volume numbers gilded on morocco pieces -

Good interior condition, browning and humidity marks, small vignette on the title page, pretty headbands, nice initial, the work enriched with engraved illustrations on folding plates, endpapers in acceptable condition, good copy -

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