LEMERY, LOUIS - Lot 120

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LEMERY, LOUIS - Lot 120
LEMERY, LOUIS A treatise on foods, in which we find, in order, and separately, the difference and the choice that should be made of each of them in particular... Second edition, revised, corrected & increased by the author. Paris, Pierre Witte, 1705. In-12 (168 x 92 mm) of 7 ff.n.ch., 7 ff.n.ch., XXXV, 562 pp. Speckled calf, spine with ornamented nerves, edges spotted (contemporary binding). Bitting, 281; see Vicaire, 513 (1755 edition) & Livres en bouche, 84 (1702 ed.). Second edition of the famous work by Louis Lémery (1677-1743), son of the famous chemist Nicolas Lémery. Divided into three parts (plants, animals and beverages) the author describes all the foods consumed under Louis XIV: fruits, bread, spices and condiments, fish and meat, etc. Lémery "brings a spirit of renewal to the dietetic knowledge of his time" (Livres en bouche). A very good copy, skillfully restored at the headpieces and corners.
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