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Thursday 23 April 2026, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Giovanni Nelli

The King of Chefs: A Treatise on Universal Gastronomy, 1884

Estimate

€ 100 - 200

Sold

€ 178

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Milan, Legros, 1884. In 8vo. With 16 full-page plates at the end of the volume and numerous illustrations in the text, light browning, some light foxing, restored outer margin of the last leaf, full red leather back binding, silver title and decorations on the spine.

Specialist Notes

Famous gastronomic treatise where the recipe for Russian salad appears for the first time and the first "validly executable recipe for "risotto" and "Panettone alla milanese (Panettone à la milanaise)".

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