(MEXICAN COOKERY) El cocinero mexicano ó coleccion de las me

Sale 2505 - Lot 250

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POSSIBLY THE FIRST MEXICAN COOKBOOK (MEXICAN COOKERY.) El cocinero mexicano, ó coleccion de las mejores recetas para guisar al estilo americano. 2 folding plates. [4], xi, 314, [22]; 323, [25]; 428, [24] pages. 3 volumes. 8vo, unmatched contemporary calf, moderate wear; minor foxing and wear to contents, intermittent toning, minimal worming, moderate dampstaining. Mexico: Galvan, 1831

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first edition of possibly the first cookbook printed in Mexico (Blanquel's Novisimo Arte de Cocina was issued the same year). "Set the tone for Mexico's national cuisine. Possibly the country's first printed cookbook and certainly the most influential. . . . Adopted a sharp nationalistic voice in both linguistic and culinary matters"--Pilcher, Food and the Making of the Mexican Identity, page 45. Cagle 1200; Palau 55879.