First Edition. 2 vol. 8vo. Vol. I, 184 leaves, vol. II, 187 leaves.
Quérard I, 305.
Poggendorff I, col. 166.
Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet, 1748-1822, French chemist. Jefferson mentioned his experiments in the invention of a fulminating powder and in bleaching,
in letters to Bishop Madison (Paris, July 19, 1788) and to Doctor Currie in December of the same year.
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Apicius Coelius de opsoniis et condimentis, sive arte Coquinaria.
12
mo.
apud
Waesburgios.
1815 Catalogue, page 51. no. 23, as above.
APICIUS,
Coelius.
Apicii Coelii de Opsoniis et Condimentis, sive Arte Coquinaria, Libri Decem. Cum Annotationibus Martini Lister . . . et Notis selectioribus, variisque lectionibus integris, Humelbergii, Barthii, Reinesii, A. van der Linden, & Aliorum,
ut & Variarum Lectionum Libello. Edito
Secunda . . .
Amstelodami: apud
Janssonio-Wæsbergios,
1709.
TX713 .A65
8vo. 178 leaves, engraved frontispiece of a kitchen by J. Goeere, title-page printed in red and black, text in long lines, notes in double columns.
Vicaire, col. 32.
Bitting, page 13.
Vehling,
Apicius, page 268, no. 9.
A copy of “
Apicius Coelius de opsoniis. Listeri. Amstel. 8
vo.
” [edition unspecified], was one of a list of desiderata sent by Jefferson on March 18, 1788, when in Amsterdam to
Van Damme of that city.
Van Damme sent a copy of the 1709 edition as above on June 25, price
4/10.
The book is entered on Jefferson’s undated manuscript catalogue, with Van Damme’s price, 4/10.
Coelius Apicius was the reputed author of this collection of receipts, which date from the 3rd century A.D. The first edition was printed
in Milan, 1498.
Martin Lister, 1638-1712, English zoologist, published his first edition of this work in 1705. His second edition, Amsterdam 1709, as above,
is described by Vehling as
typographically an excellent piece of work that would have done justice to the Elzevirs.
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Dictionnaire Domestique.
3. v.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 51. no. 28, as above.
[ROUX,
Augustin.]
Dictionnaire Domestique Portatif . . . Ouvrage également utile à ceux qui vivent de leurs rentes ou qui ont des terres, comme
aux Fermiers, aux Jardiniers, aux Commerçans, & aux Artistes. Par une Société de Gens de Lettres. [i.e. Augustin Roux, Jean Goulin and Fr. Alex. Aubert de La Chesnaye-Des-Bois.] Tome Premier [-Troisieme].
A
Paris: chez
Vincent,
1762-4.
S411 .R78
First Edition. 3 vol. 8vo. Vol. I, 280 leaves; vol. II, 298 leaves; vol. III, 322 leaves; publisher’s advertisement on the last
leaf of vol. I.
Barbier I, 972.
Quérard VIII, 249.
Vicaire, col. 277.
Entered on Jefferson’s undated manuscript catalogue, with the price,
17-2.
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