Brussels, Foppen, 1779. In 8th. 2 parts in 1 volume. Some slight flowering, pp. 179-182 detached, coeval full leather binding, title embossed in gold within a red label on the spine, minor defects.
Specialist Notes
Edition printed in Brussels of one of the most famous recipe books written under the pseudonym of Menon. One of the first cooking texts designed for female cooks and with recipes that use ingredients that even the middle class could afford to buy. In this edition, Foppen has made the text more manageable by collecting over 600 recipes in a single volume.
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