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Soyer s Culinary Campaign. Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War. With the Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions, The Army, Navy, Public, Etc. Etc. By Alexis Soyer, G. Routledge & Co., London, 1857, frontispiece of Soyer, illustrated, seven wood-engraved plates by Henry George Hine, original blue cloth, 7.5 x 5 , 12mo. In good condition. Ex-library of Sutro Library San Fransisco, California. Antiquarian plate on pastedown. Clemson Box 312 of San Leandro, California on pastedown and title. Silver foil bookplate of Jan Longone Food and Wine Library Ann Arbor, MI on front pastedown. More information below about the importance of her library. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to corners and edges. Minor crushing of corners and end bands with light fraying. Interior good with minor age-toning and age stain. Free of known markings. Binding tight and intact. Rear gutter slightly tender, albeit a sound book. Please see photos. Considered the first celebrity chef Soyer (1810-1858) began his career in France and worked at Versailles Paris in their kitchens. Having returned to Britain for political reasons, he began to cook for the British aristocracy and royal family. He cooked the dinner for Queen Victoria s coronation! He was the first to popularize cooking with gas and using refrigerators, something no one had truly fortified in any kitchens at the time. He had an emporium across the street from the Crystal Palace in 1851 where he sold his famous Soyer Sauce . He invented for the first portable stove, what he called his Magic Oven , which is seen in a plate of this book where he is depicted cooking on it at the Acropolis. His kitchens were so famous that they were opened for conducted tours. In 1855 Soyer offered to join the troops engaged in the Crimean War at his own expense to act as an advisor on cooking. Soyer Sauce bottles are highly collectible as they haven t been manufactured since the late 19th century. Scarce. Important provenance of Jan Longone (1933-2022). Longone was a renowned American food critic and historian. She was curator of the American Culinary History at Special Collections Hatcher Library at the University of Michigan. Julia Child, James Beard and Craig Claiborne were all early fans of her culinary library. The library remains one of the most important culinary libraries in the world.
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