Lot n° 15
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60 - 100
EUR
Viart Alexandre - Lot 15
Viart Alexandre
The royal cook. Paris: Gustave Barba, 1838. Sixteenth edition. 1 volume in-8°, modern binding in empire green long-grained half-maroquin with corners. Smooth spine with gilt fillets, gilt author, date and title. Very decorative binding by Lavaux. The old endpapers have been kept. Collated and complete, 4 ff., 616 pp, modest interior with some paper restorations at corners, fine paper with numerous freckles and old horns. 16th edition of this recipe collection, frequently republished in the 19th century. Initially published in 1806 as "Cuisinier impérial", it became "royal" in 1817, "national" in 1852, then "imperial" again in 1854. Viart's name was spelled Viard until 1837 (Vicaire 860); "one of the most famous recipe books of the 19th century", Oberlé 168.
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