Food and flavor : a gastronomic guide to health and good living / by Henry T. Finck ; illustrated by Charles S. Chapman
1914, 1st Edition. London : John Lane, the Bodley Head. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #329519
Physical description: xviii, 594 pages: illustrations; 21 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Ungastronomic America -- Vital importance of flavor -- Our denatured foods -- The science of savory cooking -- A noble art -- The future of cooking -- French supremacy -- Epicurean Italy -- German and Austrian delicacies -- British specialties -- Gastronomic America -- Commercial value of flavor -- Gastronomic value of odors -- Postscript: a decade of dietetic progress. Subjects: Gastronomy. Cooking. Diet. Food. Health and good living. Lifestyle. 1914 books. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €85.00