Author

[GASTRONOMY]


Title

Two Menu Albums.


Published, Date

1893-1930's


Price: £7500

 

Description

Two vols, 4to, (40 x 30 cm, 43 x 32 cm) containing 493 separate menus mounted inside, many decorated in colour, others in manuscript, one album bound in half red morocco with upper board gilt lettered, the other attractively bound in half green morocco gilt. All the menus are in excellent condition.


Note

A fine collection of hotel and cruise-ship menus showing changing tastes not only in meals, but also in design. The collection includes several minor masterpieces of chromolithography.


Stock Number

87076