May 01, 2014 - Sale 2348

Sale 2348 - Lot 53

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
[CADET DE GASSICOURT, CHARLES-LOUIS.] Cours Gastronomique; ou, Les Dîners de Manant-Ville . . . Seconde Édition. Folding frontispiece etched map ("Carte Gastronomique de la France"). 364 pages, including half-title. 8vo, 203x124 mm, contemporary 1/4 calf, spine darkened and brittle, chipped in a few places; contents toned and foxed, partial separation along one fold of the map, rear free endpaper lacking. Paris: Brasseur Aîné for Capelle et Renand, 1809

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first complete edition in book form of a collection of imaginary dialogues on gastronomic topics, some of which had appeared previously in the journal L'Épicurien Français. Cagle 112.