(Food History) De Salis, Mrs. Harriet Anne. The Art of Cookery Past and Present: A Treatise on Ancient Cookery, with Anecdotes of Noted Cooks and Gourmets, Ancient Foods, Menus, etc. Periodical Fifty profiles of tropical and

Fifty profiles of tropical and subtropical Bahamian fruits

fried tomatoes

another bookplate has been removed from front paste-down

but with great recipes

(Food History) De Salis, Mrs. Harriet Anne. The Art of Cookery Past and Present: A Treatise on Ancient Cookery, with Anecdotes of Noted Cooks and Gourmets, Ancient Foods, Menus, etc. Periodical Fifty profiles of tropical andArt Nouveau dec. cloth. First Edition. London: Hutchinson, 1898. A survey of Greek, Roman, and golden age French gourmands. De Salis (1829 1908) was a popular writer of Victorian era cookery and household management, and even wrote a history of kissing (!). Rubbing to spine ends, else very good charming. (8)