[Gastronomie] Menon - Les Dons de Comus - 1750

[MENON].
The Donations of Comus, or The Art of Cooking, reduced into practice, new edition, revised, corrected & augmented by the Author: Volume Three.
Paris: At the Widow Pissot’s, 1750.
1 volume in-12 (approx. 17 × 10 cm), Volume III only (primarily devoted to pastry and confectionery).

Full contemporary brown calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with gilt panels featuring floral motifs and scrolls, title piece in red morocco (“DONS / DE / COMUS”) and volume piece (“TOM III”). Binding worn but authentic and solid. Covers rubbed with areas of epidermal wear and pronounced surface wear, capitals and corners rubbed with small losses, spine retains fine period gilding.
Interior somewhat faded on period laid paper. Title vignette engraved and typographic headbands. Presence of old handwritten annotations in ink on the flyleaf and title page.

Edition of 1750 of this foundational classic of French gastronomic literature, authored by the renowned anonymous chef Menon. The Donations of Comus is one of the most influential culinary works of the 18th century, marking the transition to a more refined, modern, and technical cuisine under the reign of Louis XV. This third volume delves in depth into the art of pastry, doughs, and sweet and savory preparations of the grand culinary art of the period.