Lot Details
Lot 145
[COOKING] MARTINEZ MONTINO, FRANCISCO. Arte de Cocina, Pasteleria, Vizcocheria, y Conserveria.
Madrid: Joseph Fernandez de Buendia for Manuel Lopez, 1662. Later edition (first printed 1611). Contemporary Spanish vellum binding, lettered in ink on the spine. 5 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches (15 x 10 cm); [8], 231, [9] ff.; full-page woodcut illustration (of a spoon) at end of text. The binding somewhat soiled, the front hinge holding on one cord only, the text with some toning, a few marginal tears. The Macclesfield copy, with the North Library bookplate with the arms of the Parkers, the Earls of Macclesfield.
An important early Spanish cookbook, which went through many editions after its first appearance in 1611 (we note previous editions of 1617, 1628, and 1637), with an edition as recently as 1997. All early editions are rare. BL STC Spanish XVIIc. M147; Palau 155362; cf. Vicaire 607 (the 1617 edition)
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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