548 pp. Gilt-tooled green & red cloth, gilt-lettered spine, bevelled edges. Fourth Edition. London: Richard Bentley, 1869.

This large collection on food and related matters includes chapters on: Old Coffee Houses, The Ancient Cook and His Art, The Parasite, The Caesars at table, Their Majesties at Meat, Wine, Liquor, German Travel and Imperial Drinkers, Carme: A pen and ink sketch, Materials For Dining, Table Traits of Utopia, England, and the 18th Century, Ancient Egyptians and their tables, French Cafs, Diet and Digestion, etc. A Diners delight, a chef’s soupcon of cookery delight, a Gourmands book of bon-mots, a flagon of ale for the weary and hungry. Softening to spine ends, else near fine. Bitting p.128.

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