x, 203 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.

The expert cook in enlightenment France / Sean Takats.

xvi, 320 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm

The people's chef : Alexis Soyer : a life in seven courses / Ruth Brandon.

371 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm

Grande et petite histoire des cuisiniers : de l'Antiquité à nos jours / Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, Mathias Lair.

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The expert cook in enlightenment France / Sean Takats.

The people's chef : Alexis Soyer : a life in seven courses / Ruth Brandon.

Grande et petite histoire des cuisiniers : de l'Antiquité à nos jours / Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, Mathias Lair.