LES CLASSIQUES DE LA TABLE, a l'usage des practiciens et des gens du monde
by Fayot, Frederic (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Se vend Chez Martinon, 1844. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A gastronomical classic, originally published in sixty parts and presented here complete. Includes selections from Brillat-Savarin's Physiology of Taste, a selection of Bacchic songs, La Gastronomie of Joseph Berchoux, The Marquis de Cussy's L'Art Culinaire, etc. IV, XXII, (4), 609 [printer's numbering error: 567-582, collated complete], 4. Frontispiece portrait, with a title page vignette, 23 plates, and ten textual engravings. Octavo. In a one-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper binding, with a gilt-stamped black leather spine label, black stamping, and marbled endpapers. Occasional foxing to the contents, which are a little shaken, with some minor staining to a few leaves. Modest wear to the extremities; else very good.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72101
- Title
- LES CLASSIQUES DE LA TABLE, a l'usage des practiciens et des gens du monde
- Author
- Fayot, Frederic (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Se vend Chez Martinon
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gastronomy, Culinary Arts, Cooking, Wine, Food, Cookery, French Literature, BOSTON-VBF
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
As proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, we uphold our association's code of ethics. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, all items are returnable within ten days of delivery. Materials must be returned in the same condition as sent. If you have any questions or concerns, simply call us to discuss.
About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...