Beauvilliers (Antoine B.) L'Art du Cuisinier, 2 vol. and supplement in 2 vol., first edition, second issue (vol.1 title with signature of the widow Beauvilliers at foot and date amended by hand to 1816), half-titles to all parts, 2 titles with engraved vignette of a working kitchen by Jubin, 9 folding engraved plates, supplement lacking final blank, marginal repairs to first 4 ff. of vol.1 and final 4 ff. of supplement, in case of latter affecting 3 letters at foot of p.35 (without loss of sense) and 3 letters of imprint verso of p.38, first plate trimmed at foot, affecting printed scale, some foxing, mostly in vol.2, occasional spotting or light staining, later half calf, spines gilt and with black leather label, corners worn, rubbed, [Bitting p.31; Cagle 66; Simon BG 183 (first issue); Vicaire 77-78 (note)], 8vo, Paris, House of Pilet, 1814 [1816].

⁂ According to Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin the French restauranteur Beauvilliers 'was the first to have an elegant dining room, handsome well-trained waiters, a fine cellar and a superior kitchen'. This second issue adds a supplement, which includes vinegars and mustards.