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SOYER, ALEXIS Soyer's culinary campaign. Being historical reminiscences of the late war. With the plain art of cookery for military and civil institutions, the army, navy, public, etc., etc.
London G. Routledge & Co. 1857 Very Good
Illustrated by H.G. Hine. [8],597, [1], [2 advertising] pages, 6 plates, text illustrations, decorated cloth, some wear at bottom and top of spine, partly uncut, gilt decorations on cover and backstrip are bright, a very good copy of a very scarce item. From the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: "Alexis Benoît Soyer, 1809-58, French chef and writer on gastronomy and dietary reform. After the Revolution of 1830 he went to London and was notable as chef (1837-50) of the Reform Club. In 1847 he was commissioned by the government to open kitchens in Dublin for the benefit of Irish sufferers from famine, and he was (1855-57) in the Crimea as a cooking adviser to the British army, which was suffering from poor diet. Soyer invented relishes and sauces, innumerable kitchen utensils, and several types of stove. His publications include The Pantropheon; or, History of Food (1853) and A Shilling Cookery (1854)."
Price:
650.00 USD
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