Le Patissier: Universal et National. [The Confectioner].

BELON, M.

Item Number: 96220

Paris: Mme Huzard, 1836.

Finely bound example of Belon’s classic work on pastries and confectionery. Octavo, bound in one quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, engraved frontispiece. In good condition.

Gastronomy has historically been a primary factor in defining French regional and national identity, and at the turn of the 20th century, accounts of regional recipes, products, manners and customs penned by local dignitaries became a competitive practice. Belon's Le Patissier contains classic French recipes for biscottis, croquettes, macarons, souffles, biscuits, meringues, chocolates, sorbets, syrups, and liqueurs.