L'Ecole Parfaite des Officiers de Bouche, Qui Enseigne les Devoirs du Maitre-d Hotel, & du Sommelier; la maniere de faire les Confitures seches & liquids; les Liqueurs, les Eaux, les Pommades & les Parfums; la Cuisine..,
by (Ribou, Jean)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Paris: Pierre Ribou. 1708. 7th edition, Crown 8vo, pp. (x) 507, (xvii Index), b/w ills., 3 b/w folded plates depicting table settings, lacking a fourth folded plate, previous owner's inscription, light tanning page edges, marks scattered throughout, faint stain edges Index pages, leather boards, gilt decorated spine, head and tail spine chipped with loss, leather scuffed and worn. Early French cookbook, provides illustrated guide to the carving of various meats including the pigeon, along with illustrations of table settings. Defective lacking one folded plate. Text in French. Cagle (180). Vicaire. 7th edition. Leather.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83356
- Title
- L'Ecole Parfaite des Officiers de Bouche, Qui Enseigne les Devoirs du Maitre-d Hotel, & du Sommelier; la maniere de faire les Confitures seches & liquids; les Liqueurs, les Eaux, les Pommades & les Parfums; la Cuisine..,
- Author
- (Ribou, Jean)
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pierre Ribou
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1708
- Keywords
- Cooking, Etiquette, Food, France, History, Language, Social Documentary
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Plate
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