La Chapelle (Vincent) The Modern cook's, and complete housewife's companion, fourth edition, 5 (of 6) engraved folding bills of fare (lacking the first), bills of fare 3-5 closely trimmed at head, within border of 5 and affecting text, R5 hole at head with loss of text, some pencil / blue pencil markings, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 20th century morocco-backed boards, spine gilt, joints splitting, but holding firm, rubbed and scuffed, [Bitting p.268 (lacking title); Maclean p.85; Oxford p.63 (note)], a rare edition, Printed for R. Manby and H.S. Cox, on Ludgate-Hill, 1751 § Lémery (Louis) A Treatise of all sorts of foods, both animal and vegetable: also of drinkables, title in red and black, lacking initial imprimatur f., occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, antique style half calf, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Bitting pp.281-282; Cagle 822; Maclean p.89; Oxford pp.48-49 (note); Simon BG 948], Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn, 1745; and 11 others, defective works by La Chapelle, Verral, Thacker & others., v.s. (13) sold not subject to return.