(Food History) Doran, Dr. [John]. Table Traits, with Something on Them. Soup music and poetry

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(Food History) Doran, Dr. [John]. Table Traits, with Something on Them. Soup music and poetry548 pp. Gilt tooled green & red cloth, gilt lettered spine, bevelled edges. Fourth Edition. London: Richard Bentley, 1869. This large collection on food and related matters includes chapters on: Old Coffee Houses, The Ancient Cook and His Art, The Parasite, The Caesars at table, Their Majesties at Meat, Wine, Liquor, German Travel and Imperial Drinkers, Carme: A pen and ink sketch, Materials For Dining, Table Traits of Utopia, England, and the 18th