37
[MENON, LOUIS FRANCOIS]
Estimate:
$500 - $1,000
Sold
$500
Live Auction
Spring Estates | March 2023
Category
Description
The Art of Modern Cookery Displayed. Consisting of the most Approved Methods of Cookery, Pastry, and Confectionary of the present time. Translated from Les Soupers de la Cour, ou, la Cuisine Reformee; ... To which are added, explanatory notes and references, together with the produce of the London Markets; By the Translator…, London: printed for the translator (Bernard Clermont), Sold by R. Davis, 1767, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 8vo, in contemporary calf, front flyleaf with a previous owner’s name, binding in fine, restored shape with a some light scuffs and bumped corners, title and A2 with some light spotting but the remainder of the interior is clean, a fine copy (Maclean 99, Wheaton 170, Bitting 519, Vicaire 49, Oxford 95)
h. 8-1/2 w. 5-1/2 d. 2 in.
h. 8-1/2 w. 5-1/2 d. 2 in.
Provenance
From the private collection of Carl & Shirley Sontheimer, founders of Cuisinart and noted antiquarian cookbook collectors, Greenwich, CT