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THE PANTROPHEON : or History of Food and It's Preparation From the EarliestAges of the World Decorative cloth - 1853

by Soyer, Alexis

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  • Hardcover
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Frontis. engraved portrait of Soyer within decorative border of Game and fish. Very well illustrated. Complete with all 42 Full-Page Plates including 2 Double-Page Plates, protected by tissue guards. Detailed History form Ancient times includes: Agriculture; Grinding & Flour; Kitchen Garden; Seasoning Plants; Stone Fruit; Pip Fruit; Animal Food, Rearing, Butchers; Animals; Poultry (including Peacock); Dairy; Hunting (including Wild Boar and Camel); Feathered Game (including Flamingo & Ostrich); Fish; Shell-Fish; Kitchen; Seasonings; Pastry; Beverages; Wine; Drinking Cups; Repasts; Dining Room; A Roman Supper. Period Green textured cloth cover with bright Gilt design of Goblet & Grape Vine on front. Bright Gilt illus of Wild Boar hunt on back. Gilt Tripod & Lettering on spine. Yellow endpapers. Spine relaid and 2 repairs to cloth at spine ends (see photo). Cloth worn at tips of fore corners. Name written on endpaper, no other inscriptions.
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