GRIMOD DE LA REYNIÈRE. Manuel des amphitryons ; contenant un - Lot 68

GRIMOD DE LA REYNIÈRE. Manuel des amphitryons ; contenant un traité de la dissection des viandes. Paris, Chez Capelle et Renard, 1808, 3 parts in one vol. in-8°, fawn half-calf, smooth spine decorated, natural edges (period binding). Collation: 1 f. title page, frontispiece, 1 f. title page, 352 pp. eds. [5]-356. FIRST EDITION. "In our opinion, this is the gastronome's best work... the essentials are brilliantly stated in a few pages that lead to this conclusion: fortunes having changed hands with the Revolution, the new amphitryons and their guests must be re-taught the great art of savoir-vivre." (Ned Rival) One frontispiece and 16 plates. Copy in its original binding. Minor loss to headpieces. Without pp. 357 to 384 (tables), which Oberlé states are missing from many copies. This is the case for the copy in the Pierre de Crombrugghe library (Cat., 2023, no. 123). Paper loss filled, without affecting the text, p. 109. Dimensions: 203 x 120 mm. Provenance: Quevilly library, with bookplate. Vicaire, 427; Oberlé, 135.