Food and drink.- Rose (Giles) A Perfect School of Instructions for the Officers of the Mouth: shewing the Whole Art of a Master of the Houshold [sic], a Master Carver, a Master Butler, a Master Confectioner, a Master Cook, a Master Pastryman..., first edition in English, woodcut illustrations, rather browned and a little damp-stained, tears to I1 & 2 but no loss (second repaired), one or two leaves slightly frayed at fore-edge, hole to front free endpaper repaired, 19th-century calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, new endpapers, preserving old inscribed endpaper, [Bitting p. 407; Cagle 970; Oxford p.42; Wing R1933], 12mo, printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes, in Russel-street in Covent-Garden, 1682.

⁂ A very good copy of this translation of l'Escole Parfaite des Officiers de Bouches, 1662. Bitting notes that the 'translation is much scarcer than the original'. We can trace only 3 copies at auction, one of which was defective. Includes frog and tortoise tarts and directions for folding napkins.

Provenance: "Diana Dormer her book [?]1691" & "Mrs Eliz. Holford her book" to front free endpaper and date "1719" in margin of title; Pamela and Raymond Lister (bookplate); The Cetus copy, sold Bloomsbury Auctions, 22nd September 2011, lot 326.