Lot 132
  • 132

Dubois, Urbain, and others.

Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description

  • Collection of five works on classic French cuisine, comprising:
  • Paper
Dubois, U. and É. Bernard. La cuisine classique. Paris: E. Dentu, 1872, fifth edition, 2 volumes, 4to, 64 engraved plates, contemporary brown morocco gilt lettered on upper covers "J. Campazzi. Ex Cuisinier à la cour du Brésil", gilt edges, somewhat spotted, volume 1 lacking plate 2 (Royal Portraits), several leaves repaired in inner margin--Dubois, U. Cuisine artistique. Paris: E. Dentu, 1886, third edition, 2 volumes, 4to, 166 plates, contemporary navy morocco-backed boards, bindings rubbed--Garlin, G. Le cuisinier moderne. Paris: Garnier, 1889, second edition, 2 volumes, 4to, 60 plates and engraved sectional title to Pâtisserie, contemporary green morocco-backed cloth, spines gilt, extremities rubbed--Favre, J. Dictionnaire universel de cuisine pratique... deuxième grande edition. Paris: the author, [c. 1902], 4 volumes, 4to, 5 plates, illustrations, contemporary red cloth--Gouffé, J. Le livre de cuisine. Paris: Hachette, 1888, seventh edition, 8vo, plates, original blue cloth, extremities rubbed (11)

Provenance

first, third and fourth works: Hroar Dege (part of lots 264 and 265)

Literature

Vicaire 289-290, 386, 356, 417

Condition

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