The Household Manager: Being a Practical Treatise Upon the Various Duties in Large and Small Establishments, From the Drawing-Room to the Kitchen
London: George Routledge, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Publisher's blue cloth, gilt, light wear at edges. viii, 370pp. Bitting 371.Inscribed by Pierce to the great 19th century pastry chef Émile Bernard. Bernard was the pastry chef to Napoleon III and co-authored La Cuisine Classique with Urbain Dubois. A terrific..... More