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Fitch, Noel Riley. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$7.50 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 569 pp.
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Fitch, Noel Riley. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 569 pp.
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This book and jacket are in fine condition. There are only slight corner knocks and no tears or stains. The author had access to all of Julia's private letters and diaries and takes us through her life from her exuberant youth, her volunteering with OSS in India and China during WWII, her marriage to Paul Child, her culinary training at age 37, and her career. Julia was 85 when the book was written and died in 2004 at age 91. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education.
Seller: Stillwaters Environmental Ctr of the Great Peninsula Conservancy, Kingston, WA, U.S.A.
Noël Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, 1997.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: Doubleday, New York, 1997. NEAR FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. First Edition, First Printing.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Fitch, Noel Riley. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Price erasure, top corner, first page, also bleeding from red wraps to corner, light mositure curl to next 30 pages. Text fine.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Noël Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, 1997.
Price: US$19.14 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Noel Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo pp. 569, plus 16 plates of B/W photos, "Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of?
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Noël Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, 1997.
Price: US$21.21 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
No?l Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, 1997.
Price: US$28.90 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Noël Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, 1997.
Price: US$53.85 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine condition beige boards, light beige cloth spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Noel Riley Fitch; Preliminary Page Quote by Thomas Jefferson; Appendices consisting of: Family Trees, Television Series, Acknowledgments, Notes, Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with two sections of black-and-white photographic plates. "Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking. In this biography, we meet the earthy and outrageous Julia, who, at age eighty-five, remains a complex role model. Fitch, who had access to all of Julia's private letters and diaries, takes us through her life from her exuberant youth as a high-spirinted California girl to her years at Smith College, where Julia was at the center of every prank and party. When most of her girlfriends married, Julia volunteered with the OSS in India and China during World War II, and was an integral part of this elite corps. There she met her future husband, the cosmopolitan Paul Child, who introduced her to the glories of art, fine French cuisine, and love. Theirs was a deeply passionate romance and a modern marriage of equals. Julia began her culinary training only at the age of thirty-seven at the Cordon Bleu. Later she roamed the food markets of Marseilles, Bonn, and Oslo. She invested ten years of learning and experimentation in what would become her first bestselling classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Now, her career is legend, spanning nearly forty years and still going strong. Generations love the humor and trademark aplomb that have made Julia Child a household name. Resisting fads and narrow, fanatical conventions of health-consciousness, Julia is the quintessential teacher. The perfect gift for good lovers and a romantic biography of a woman modern before her time, this is a truly American life. Bon appetit!" - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. "This fabulous book proves that Julia Child is quite a dish! It's just wonderful reading." - Beverly Sills. "This book brilliantly profiles Julia Child's gargantuan spirit and joie de vivre. Her genius as a cooking teacher is almost an aside; it's her sheer exuberance for living that could teach us all a few things. It's no wonder America has long been having a mad love affair with Julia." - Charlie Trottier. "Julia Child is a national treasure, and she is beautifully served by Noel Riley Fitch's intimate and illuminating biography." - Justin Kaplan. "I thoroughly enjoyed reading Appetite for Life . Our admiration and love for Julia grows stronger as we keep reading. The narration reads like a thriller, vivid and engrossing. This well-written, lively tale brings to life a complex, multifaceted personality, endearing, and, at times, heroic." - Jacques Pepin.
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Fitch, Noël Riley. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing. Inscribed and signed by author Fitch on the Doubleday logo page. The book is square and unmarked; the top front corner is bumped and the bottom back corner is abraded; spine ends bumped; slight rippling to the textblock. The dust jacket is price-clipped; edgewear at spine ends and corners, with a short tear and crimping at the bottom back corner; Brodart protected.
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Bound Galleys. 551, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Notes in John Ferrone's hand. Provenance: from the library of Harcourt editor John Ferrone
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Noël Riley Fitch. APPETITE FOR LIFE : The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket. Spine cocked. Soiling to rear panel. First Edition stated. ; 9.50 X 6.40 X 1.40 inches; 569 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 569 pages; VG/VG; silver spine with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; minor shelfwear and rubbing to the jacket; minor creasing to the head and tail of the spine; slight soiling to the jacket, particularly to the back; minor creasing and chipping to the corners of the jacket flaps; price clipped; text block is clean; signed flat by Fitch on the title page; shelved in Case 12. 1356964. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Noel Riley Fitch. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child. Doubleday, New York, 1997.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Large 8vo. 569pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Subtle shelfwear to boards. Slight shelfwear and rubbing to jacket, small area of scuffing to foot of jacket spine. Inscribed by Fitch to title page.
Seller: Lectern Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Doubleday. New York. 1997. 569 pages. Fist edition; 4th printing. Signed and inscribed by author Noel Riley Fitch on a bookplate adhered to FFEP; with an added gift inscription from a 3rd party. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong. Faint red mark on front binding edge; small black mark on rear panel edge. A couple of small, non-obnoxious spots on side page-deck. original DJ is price-clipped on flap. Minor handling to DJ. VG+/VG+
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: INSCRIBED by Julia Child on the title page. Also SIGNED by biographer Noel Riley Fitch on the title page. Fine in fine DJ. Most uncommon inscribed by Julia Child. (GC) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 569 pages; Signed by Author 0-385-48335-X
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.