this being #242
Square format hardback with pictorial dust-jacket
Dark blue cloth spine with pale blue paper-covered boards with pictographical label of bridge to front cover
An early edition of Chuzzlewit
Previous owner's bookplate laid down to front free endpaper
Cuciniera. Maniera di condizionare diversi piatti ed arrostire con tutta facilita new York this being #242Genova: 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,