B. ALBERT (18th century) LE CUISINIER PARISIEN OU MANUEL COMPLET D’ÉCONOMIE DOMESTIQUE. [THE PARISIAN COOK OR A COMPLETE MANUAL OF HOME ECONOMICS] EXPANDED EDITION. 1845. 1 VOLUME IN FRENCH. THE PARISIAN COOK

Paris, A. Ledentu fils, Libraire-Éditeur, 1845. 7th edition, expanded to include table service, carving techniques, a culinary calendar and a weekly menu, and illustrated with steel and wood engravings by Duval. Bound, 348 pp., with an engraving entitled ‘Interior of a Well-Ordered Kitchen’ as a frontispiece; steel and wood engravings by Duval. Printed by P. Baudoin, 38 Rue des Boucheries-St-Germain. 21 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm Good condition. Numerous foxings. The Parisian Cook, or A Comprehensive Guide to Home Economics, covering cooking, charcuterie, large-scale pastry-making and fine pastry-making, and all aspects of kitchen management. - Cooking for the Sick. Emergency remedies to be administered whilst awaiting the doctor, in cases of poisoning by mushrooms, verdigris, or mussels, and the preservation of foodstuffs. - Cellar Management. - The description and use of economical stoves and utensils recently introduced into kitchens. B. ALBERT Former head chef to His Excellency Cardinal Fesch (Napoleon Bonaparte’s uncle).