La Gastronomie ou L’Homme Des Champs A Table. Poeme Didactique En IV Chants.
by Berchoux, J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez Giguet et Michaud, 1805. Finely bound example of Berchoux's epic gastronomical poem. 12mo, bound in one quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Engraved frontispiece and other engravings throughout. In near fine condition. Tasteful bookplate to the front free endpaper. A charming example. Gastronomy has historically been a primary factor in defining French regional and national identity, and at the turn of the 20th century, accounts of regional recipes, products, manners and customs penned by local dignitaries became a competitive practice. Berchoux's La Gastronomie is a masterful and elaborate work of prose, offering a clear and detailed insight into the customs of the early 19th century Parisian table.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96179
- Title
- La Gastronomie ou L’Homme Des Champs A Table. Poeme Didactique En IV Chants.
- Author
- Berchoux, J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez Giguet et Michaud
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1805
- Keywords
- La Gastronomie, Par J. Berchoux, Poeme, Suivi Des Poesies Fugitives de L'Auteur
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Raptis Rare Books
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- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
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- Fine
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