LECOINTE (Jourdan). La Pâtisserie de santé, ou moyens faciles et économiques de préparer tous les genres de pâtisseries de la manière la plus délicate et la plus salutaire. Paris, Briand, 1792. 2 vol. in-12, marbled basane, smooth spines decorated with gilt roulettes, green titles and tomaison, mottled edges (period binding). Second edition of this treatise "intended for the instruction of people in the art, for the amusement of amateurs, and particularly for the preservation of health". The first edition was published in 1790. The work is preceded by a Hommage à la beauté du sexe. It is adorned with a large intaglio engraved fold-out plate depicting the bowl of an oven and numerous kitchen utensils. Stamped C.L. collection exposition centennale 1900. Copy rebacked, endpapers renewed.