Hardcover
1893 · Paris
Paris: Saint-Ange Ébrard, 1893. Hardcover. Maroon marbled boards, gilt titles and decorations to spine. Near fine. Complete First Year, bound together in attractive binding. Issues 1-17, with index. 270 pages. 26 x 20 cm. Published in Paris from 1893-1956. This French biweekly cooking journal targeted young women who had "recently completed their education", as well as "bourgeois" housewives, and educational establishments in need of domestic economy courses. Each issue begins with a cooking lesson written by a professional chef. It might also include weekly menu suggestions, weekly prices of market items such as fish, beef, vegetables, cheese, and fruit (truncated)