HOST AND GUEST - A BOOK ABOUT DINNERS, DINNER-GIVING, WINES, AND DESSERTS

London: BELL AND DALDY, 1864?. Cardboard covers. Green cloth covered wraps, partially decorated in gilt. Good. 410 pages. 18 x 12 cm. A noble attempt by the author to bring the British public "back to the land" or in other words, reflect on the French customs of highlighting fresh ingredients. The author also presents a thorough accounting of the written history of food and drink. Binding cracked but holding. Front and rear end papers reinforced with archival tape. Interior clean, covers rubbed. From the culinary collection of Carl G. Sontheimer, the man who revolutionized American cooking by bringing the Cuisinart to the United States. Bookplate states: This book is a gift from THE SONTHEIMER FOUNDATION Greenwich, Connecticut. [BITTING 261]