with a hand-written card indicating this to be a presentation copy from the author
INternally sharp and clean with no soiling
this being #242
"King of Glin and Olda / to Mark / Xmas 78"
Previous owner's bookplate laid down to front free endpaper
Cuciniera. Maniera di condizionare diversi piatti ed arrostire con tutta facilita new York with a hand-written card indicatingGenova: Profumo Gaetano, [1897]. Little booklet produced by the cookery accessory firm of Profumo Gaetano, situated in the via del Campo, in Genova. Printed in black on pale blue paper wrappers, the interior contains around 50 recipes for typical Italian dishes of the day, divided into different sections: torta, polpettone, ripieni, arrosti, arresti, carciofi, pasticcio, farinata, foccaccia, pane, biscotti, amaretti, ciambelle, pasticcini,