TRUSLER JOHN The Honours of the Table; or Rules for Behaviou

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TRUSLER, JOHN. The Honours of the Table; or, Rules for Behaviour during Meals; With the Whole Art of Carving, illustrated by a Variety of Cuts. Together with Directions for going to Market, and the Method of distinguishing Good Provisions from Bad. Text woodcuts illustrating the carving of meat, poultry, and fish. 120 pages. 12mo, contemporary sheep, spine ends chipped, front joint cracked, cords intact. London: Printed for the Author, 1791

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Second edition of a work first published in 1788; in 1/4 morocco folding case with a copy of the 1932 Cambridge University Press edition. For non-culinary guides to conduct by Trusler see lots 165 and 166.