1898 What May I Eat and Drink?

Description

Very Scarce

First edition.

Dated using WorldCat, from a copy held at Harvard University.

Vanishingly scarce, with only one known copy held institutionally.

A fascinating guide from the late nineteenth-century, comprised of a compendium of foods and beverages intended as a reference for physicians when prescribing a diet for their patients.

Also included is "A Table Guide for Invalids", "A Vade Mecum for the Managers of Hotels and Boarding Houses in the Arrangement of the Menu" and " A Friend in Need for Travellers Unfamiliar with Continental Cuisines".

Written partly in English and partly in German, with a preface and a title page in both languages, followed by a list of articles of food in English and German.

With a stamp of Dr. Paul Mayer, Karlsbad, to the front free endpaper.