[Menon.]. La Cuisiniere bourgeoise, suivie de l'office, à l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de Maisons, first edition, signed by the author at foot of A1 for copyright reasons, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, 4pp. approbation / errata at end, title with faint blue pencil trials to lower margin and edges creased / little frayed, occasional spotting, later blue paper-backed marbled wrappers, labels to spine, worn, but holding firm, uncut, [Bitting p.320; Livres en bouche 206; Simon BG 1039 (note); Vicaire 589], 8vo, Paris, Guillyn, Quay des Augustins, 1746.

⁂ An unsophisticated copy of the rare first edition of one of the classics of 18th century French cookery. It was absent from many of the great cookery collections to come to auction. The identity of the author of this work aimed at the expanding middle classes is unknow.