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DESTAMINIL.

Lot 84
23.03.2023 15:00UTC +01:00
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€ 4 032
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 921294
Lot 84 | DESTAMINIL.
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€ 1 000 – 1 500
DESTAMINIL.

La Cuisine pendant le siège. Recettes pour accommoder les viandes de cheval et d’âne, et en préparer une nourriture agréable, suivies de conseils sur la conservation ou l’utilisation de diverses substances. Paris : Librairie des villes et des campagnes, s.d. [circa 1871].

Très rare édition originale dont on ne recense que deux exemplaires dans les institutions publiques (BnF et bibliothèque Thiers).



Assiégée par les troupes prussiennes à partir de septembre 1870, la ville de Paris se trouve coupée du reste du pays. Dès les premières semaines de siège, le prix des denrées alimentaires atteint des niveaux inédits, et un rationnement est instauré, en premier lieu sur la viande. Des aliments de substitution, parfois peu ragoûtants, sont bientôt trouvés : pour les plus aisés, de la girafe, du chameau, du kangourou, de l’éléphant même avec le sacrifice des pachydermes du Jardin des Plantes ; les plus pauvres doivent s'accommoder de chien, de cheval, de mulet, voire de rat. Cette rarissime plaquette fait, en somme, contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur, en prodiguant des conseils de cuisson, de recette et de conservation pour les viandes de cheval et d’âne. Vicaire, col. 274.



In-12 (182 x 106 mm). Broché, sous couverture bleue. Étiquette de la “librairie française de Lailhacar & Co”, au Brésil, collée sur la couverture. Chemise et étui modernes.



Very scarce first edition of this pamphlet, issued during the Siege of Paris. The book gives advice to accommodate the food shortages, and recipes for donkey and horse meat.

Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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