MARTIN Manuel de l’amateur de truffes, ou l’art d’obtenir des truffes, Au moyen de planis artificiels, dans les parcs, bosquets, jardins, etc. précédé d’une histoire de la truffe et d’anecdotes gourmandes et suivi d’un traité sur la culture des champignons.

Rare original edition highly sought after of this small romantic manual dedicated to the study of the truffle.Vicaire, Gastronomic bibliography, 570; Bitting 312.

The author addresses many subjects such as the history of the truffle, the choice of the location for establishing a truffle field, the seed, the care to be given to the truffles, animals harmful to truffles, the uses and effects of truffles, truffles in relation to culinary art, truffle preservation, mushroom cultivation in general, mushroom poisoning, etc.The present manual is illustrated with a very beautiful colored folding engraved plate by H. Monnier, depicting a dialogue between Madame Chevet, a gastronome, and an “author” transcribed as a preface.

Precious copy in perfect state of preservation.