(Food History) De Salis, Mrs. Harriet Anne. The Art of Cookery Past and Present: A Treatise on Ancient Cookery, with Anecdotes of Noted Cooks and Gourmets, Ancient Foods, Menus, etc. Periodical with engravings of fancy cake

with engravings of fancy cake designs and fantastic ads for baking products

Philadelphia: Fisher & Brother

Ads in rear

Fifty profiles of tropical and subtropical Bahamian fruits

but with great recipes

(Food History) De Salis, Mrs. Harriet Anne. The Art of Cookery Past and Present: A Treatise on Ancient Cookery, with Anecdotes of Noted Cooks and Gourmets, Ancient Foods, Menus, etc. Periodical with engravings of fancy cakeArt Nouveau dec. cloth. First Edition. London: Hutchinson, 1898. A survey of Greek, Roman, and golden age French gourmands. De Salis (1829 1908) was a popular writer of Victorian era cookery and household management, and even wrote a history of kissing (!). Rubbing to spine ends, else very good charming. (8)