Item #15386 The Epicurean: A Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art... Making a Franco-American Culinary Encyclopedia. Cooking, Charles Ranhofer.

The Epicurean: A Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art... Making a Franco-American Culinary Encyclopedia.

New York: R. Ranhofer, 1905. Second edition. Original Pebbled Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 1183. Indexed, illustrated with 800 b/w plates. Very Good; Professionally rebound using original boards, rebuilt spine with original spine laid on, free endpapers reattached, shelfwear and rubbing/bumping on boards, most of the interior is clean and bright. Item #15386

A very nice copy of the second edition of this popular, self-published cookbook by the former chef of Delmonico's. Contains over 500 complete bills of fare, menus from Delmonico's for the years 1861-1894, recipes for all bill of fare items, and basic cooking and preparation techniques for numerous food items. Anticipating Julia Child by nearly 70 years, this is a wonderful and exhaustive compendium of French and American cooking from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In great condition for its age, uncommon in this edition.

Price: $300.00

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