Beschreibung:

R[OBERT], -, sieur de. L'art de bien traiter, divisé en trois parties. Ouvrage nouveau, curieux, et fort galant, utile a toutes personnes, et conditions . Paris: Jean du Puis, 1674. 12°. Woodcut monogram on title, with the final blank (some spotting, light oilstain in lower fore-corner as far as as A10). Contemporary Parisian sprinkled sheep, gilt spine (head of spine chipped, a few defects and repairs).
R[OBERT], -, sieur de. L'art de bien traiter, divisé en trois parties. Ouvrage nouveau, curieux, et fort galant, utile a toutes personnes, et conditions . Paris: Jean du Puis, 1674. 12°. Woodcut monogram on title, with the final blank (some spotting, light oilstain in lower fore-corner as far as as A10). Contemporary Parisian sprinkled sheep, gilt spine (head of spine chipped, a few defects and repairs). FIRST EDITION of an interesting cookery book containing many new receipts, as well as much other useful information on dining in the late 17th century including suggestions for eating al fresco (in grottoes, gardens, woods, etc.). The preface is remarkable for containing Robert's jealous diatribe against La Varenne, mostly as a result of all the editions that had appeared of the latter's Cuisinier françois since its first publication in 1651 up until the appearance of the above work which, to Robert's chagrin, was never reprinted. 'Je croy méme qu'on ne verra point icy les absurdités, & les dégoutantes leçons que le Sieur de Varenne ose donner, & soûtenir dont il a depuis si long-temps leüré, & endormy la sotte & ignorante populace...' is just one of many barbs. Vicaire 43-44 'Ce livre, dont il n'esiste pas, croyons-nous, d'autres éditions est, du reste fort recherché'.