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Hermitage Fine Art

Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
ÉMILE DUMONT THE PERFECT PASTRY CHEF PUBLISHED CIRCA 1889. 1 VOLUME IN FRENCH. Paris, Deforge-Cadot, bookseller and publisher, (n.d.). Recipes for town and country. Sweet desserts, pastries, confectionery, ice creams, liqueurs, wines in casks and bottles, cider and perry. Hardback, 284 pp., publisher’s decorated percaline binding, colour chromolithograph frontispiece, numerous black-and-white engravings. Printed by Émile Colin, Saint-Germain. Binding worn, corners rounded, hinges split, pages yellowed, some foxing, stains and small tears in the margins, without affecting the text. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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