(French) Nicolardot, Louis. Histoire de La Table: Curiosites Gastronomiques de tous les Temps et de touse les Pays Pears A New England tale of

A New England tale of a Christmas dinner dominated by the unavoidable presence of one Uncle Calup

First: Because they are universally superior

Old stamp dated 1945 to upper front wrapper

Pictorial blue-green cloth lettered in red

with chapters on cultivation

(French) Nicolardot, Louis. Histoire de La Table: Curiosites Gastronomiques de tous les Temps et de touse les Pays Pears A New England tale of435 + 36 ad pp. Original wrappers. First Edition. Paris: E. Dentu, 1868. A grand history of cuisine (particularly French) from Roman times up to 1868, including notes on wines, vermouth, etc. Foxing, front wrapper neatly detached, else very good scarce in original wrappers.