(Food History) De Salis, Mrs. Harriet Anne. The Art of Cookery Past and Present: A Treatise on Ancient Cookery, with Anecdotes of Noted Cooks and Gourmets, Ancient Foods, Menus, etc. Fine Press tanning from jacket flaps to

tanning from jacket flaps to free endpapers

Spanish-Mexican recipes a’plenty: Albodingas de Pescado

A bit of discoloration to wrappers

Pictorially gilt-tooled & lettered green cloth

Bekwoh is a journey

(Food History) De Salis, Mrs. Harriet Anne. The Art of Cookery Past and Present: A Treatise on Ancient Cookery, with Anecdotes of Noted Cooks and Gourmets, Ancient Foods, Menus, etc. Fine Press tanning from jacket flaps toArt Nouveau dec. cloth. First Edition. London: Hutchinson, 1898. A survey of Greek, Roman, and golden age French gourmands. De Salis (1829 1908) was a popular writer of Victorian era cookery and household management, and even wrote a history of kissing (!). Rubbing to spine ends, else very good charming. (8)