BERNARDI. Le Glacier impérial ou L'Art de donner... Lot 280

BERNARDI. Le Glacier impérial ou L'Art de donner des bals et des soirées. Paris, Gustave Barba, 1853. In-12, paperback. viii and 280 pp. New and enlarged edition of the Glacier Royal published in 1844. The work begins with a description of the construction of an ice-cream parlour, and the use of small domestic ice-cream parlours, called "Parisian". It is followed by numerous recipes for ice creams, sorbets, iced cookies, teas, punches... Slightly unclipped. Significant stains, stains, some pencil strokes of child.