(1756). [MENON]. LA CUISINIERE BOURGEOISE, suivie de l`offic - Lot 53

(1756). [MENON]. LA CUISINIERE BOURGEOISE, suivie de l`office, à l`usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons. Brussels, Foppens, 1756. In-12, marbled basane, ornate ribbed spine, red pages (period binding). Famous manual first published in 1746, and considered by Vicaire "absolutely popular". (Vicaire, 235). Worn binding, scattered brown spots. Also included: - [BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE]. L'art de conserver sa santé, composed by the Salerno school. Paris, Compagnie des libraires, 1777. In-12, tan basane, smooth spine finely decorated with a grid of gilt flowers and rhombuses, marbled boards (period binding). New translation in French verse, augmented by a treatise on the preservation of ladies' beauty and several other useful and pleasant secrets. Binding a little worn, boards and 2 pages stained. TOGETHER 2 VOLUMES.