MENON, Joseph. La Cuisinière bourgeoise, followed by l'offic - Lot 220

MENON, Joseph. La Cuisinière bourgeoise, followed by l'office à l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons. Published in Brussels by François Foppens in 1779. 2 volumes in 1 volume, format In douze / In-12. Brown marbled basane, ribbed spine, gilt-edged compartments, speckled edges. 2 ff.n.ch., XXIV - 320 pages ; 2 ff.n.ch. and 320 pages, 1 f.n.ch. Overall binding rubbed, spine cracked, light foxing and spotting in text and margins, some bending at corners of some pages; title page, first page, p.313 and p.317 torn but not missing. New edition of this treatise on cooking and household economy, one of the best-known printed and counterfeited treatises of the 18th century. Our copy appears to be a Belgian forgery, using the text of the edition published the same year by Cellot in Paris. Handwritten inscription in brown ink on the last white endpaper. Amusing Brussels forgery.