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[ALEXANDRE-BALTHAZAR-LAURENT GRIMOD DE LA REYNIÈRE.] Manuel des Amphitryons, contenant un Traité de la Dissection des Viandes à Table [etc.]. Engraved frontispiece and 16 plates illustrating the carving of meat, poultry, and fish. 384 pages, including half-title. 8vo, 188x122 mm, later 1/4 leather, stain on top portion of spine and front cover; contents heavily foxed at beginning and end, marginal foxing and stains elsewhere. Paris: Capelle et Renand, 1808
first edition of a guide to the art of entertaining, divided into sections on carving, menus, and dining etiquette. Cagle 233; Lilly Library, Une Affaire du Goût 133.
