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LIGER (Louis). Le Ménage des champs et de la ville, ou Nouveau cuisinier François accommodé au goût du temps. Paris, Damien Beugnié, 1714. In-12, brown speckled calf, spine decorated with nerves, burgundy title, speckled red edges (Binding of the time). Frontispiece by J.B. Scotin, title, (3) ff, 584 pp, (11) ff, 5 folding plates. This work contains about a thousand recipes for lords and gentlemen, by the author of the famous Maison rustique. It deals first with breads, pastries, pâtés, wines and drinks; then, addressing the ladies, it deals with sugar, jams, fruits and dairy products; finally, it ends on the kitchen. "First part of the household", alone. Few pagination errors (of which pp. 385-386 do not exist). Binding rubbed, tear to upper cover. Restoration to frontispiece, lined; stain on title with minor paper defects. Vicaire, 523. - Bitting, 287 (1739). - Simon, 956 (1738). - Livres en bouche, 192.
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LIGER (Louis). Le Ménage des champs et de la ville, ou Nouveau cuisinier François accommodé au goût du temps. Paris, Damien Beugnié, 1714. In-12, brown speckled calf, spine decorated with nerves, burgundy title, speckled red edges (Binding of the time). Frontispiece by J.B. Scotin, title, (3) ff, 584 pp, (11) ff, 5 folding plates. This work contains about a thousand recipes for lords and gentlemen, by the author of the famous Maison rustique. It deals first with breads, pastries, pâtés, wines and drinks; then, addressing the ladies, it deals with sugar, jams, fruits and dairy products; finally, it ends on the kitchen. "First part of the household", alone. Few pagination errors (of which pp. 385-386 do not exist). Binding rubbed, tear to upper cover. Restoration to frontispiece, lined; stain on title with minor paper defects. Vicaire, 523. - Bitting, 287 (1739). - Simon, 956 (1738). - Livres en bouche, 192.
