1830 Domestic Encyclopedia of Arts, Crafts & Rural Life

Description

Adolphe Fosset's 'Encyclopédie domestique' is a comprehensive collection of methods and recipes covering arts, crafts, rural and domestic economy, including the complete 'Maison rustique'. Topics range from practical medicine and chemistry for laypeople to culinary arts and distilling techniques. Published in Paris by Salmon in 1830, this four-volume set is in octavo format with half-leather bindings. The volumes show signs of wear on edges and boards, with occasional foxing and faint stains. The set is complete with its accompanying atlas, featuring 15 folding plates (one with minor cuts but no loss, others with slight damage) and 61 pages of explanatory text.