1708 ENGLISH 1ed Art of Cookery Satire Humor Recipes Food Cuisine Cooking Health

1708 ENGLISH 1^ed Art of Cookery Satire Humor Recipes Food Cuisine Cooking Health

 

William King’s “Art of Cookery” is a rare, early 18^th-century satire written in the style of Horace’s “Ars Poetica”. Written in a mixture of both English and Latin, is a poetical ode to cookbooks of the era which includes real recipes, some bizarre and outlandish.

 

Item number: #22190

Price: $750

 

KING, William

 

The Art of Cookery, In Imitation of Horace’s Art of Poetry. With some letters to Dr. Lister, and Others

 

London: Printed for Bernard Lintott. [1708]. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [8], 160
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.75in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm)
• Quite rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $2,000

 

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