CARÊME MARIE ANTONIN LArt de la Cuisine Française au dix neu

Sale 2141 - Lot 187

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CARÊME, MARIE-ANTONIN. L'Art de la Cuisine Française au dix-neuvième Siècle. Volumes 1 and 2 (of 5) in one volume. Engraved additional titles, portrait, and 11 plates, all but 2 folding. Half-titles, with Carême's stamped authorization signature on verso. 8vo, contemporary 1/4 calf gilt, extremities worn; semi-circular portion gnawed out of blank lower margins through most of both volumes. Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1833

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first edition of an authoritative survey of French cuisine by one of the most celebrated chefs of the 19th century. The third volume was published posthumously in 1835, followed by a 2-volume continuation by Armand Plumerey in 1844. Bitting, page 75; Cagle 118. For the first edition in English of other works by Carême see the catalogue of Swann sale 2140, April 3rd, 2008, lot 42.