Eggs, and How to Use Them. A Guide for the Preparation of Eggs in More Than Five Hundred Different Styles with Some Reference to Their Importance in the Past and Present Times

Meyer, Adolphe

Published by Caterer Publishing Co., New York, 1898

About this Item

Third edition; 8 1/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [5], 6-128, [4]; textured blue cloth over boards, printed and decorated in gilt; a small oval inlay to front board (faded); a few splotches to cloth (eggs [?]); small rubbed spots to ffep and title page; tiny personal stamp of previous owner to pp. 3; a few penciled check marks to margins; in good condition.Adolphe Meyer (1868 - ?) was a chef and famed author of various books on the preparation of eggs, including the current one, which listed and described over 500 recipes - from traditional poached eggs to elaborate eggs moulded in timbales and Snow Eggs. The book also included a comprehensive chapter on the history of using eggs.

Seller Inventory # 004417

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eggs, and How to Use Them. A Guide for the Preparation of Eggs in More Than Five Hundred Different Styles with Some Reference to Their Importance in the Past and Present Times
• Publisher: Caterer Publishing Co., New York
• Publication Date: 1898
• Condition: Good
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