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FROM THE LIBRARY OF ALBERT ROUX
The Honours of the Table. London: printed for the author, 1788

TRUSLER, Revd John (1735-1820)

Price Realised GBP 1,764
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GBP 800 - GBP 1,200
The Honours of the Table. London: printed for the author, 1788

TRUSLER, Revd John (1735-1820)

Price Realised GBP 1,764
Price Realised GBP 1,764
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First edition of a popular guide to behaving politely during meals, illustrated by the celebrated wood engraver Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). Published specifically for the use of young people, The Honours of the Table is “an exquisitely detailed instructional manual that ranges from a fourteen-point list of expectations of servants waiting on the table to a step-by-step narrative of a dinner from the perspective of the host or hostess” (Bickham, Eating the Empire, 2020). Bitting p.466.

12mo (161 x 100mm). Woodcuts by Bewick (some spotting and marginal staining). Modern calf, lettered in gilt on spine. Provenance: Mary Priscilla Smith (bookplate on front pastedown) – Albert Roux (bookplate on front free endpaper).
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