Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$11.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The essential information you need for just about any cooking situation, culled from Child's ten previous volumes, arranged according to subject matter. With ample cross-referencing. Color/b&w photos. 176p.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Rowinski, Kate. The Quotable Cook. The Lyons Press, 2000.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quotable; 0.91 x 7.13 x 6.13 Inches; 244 pages; Here is a delicious collection of insightful, wise, and humorous remarks on the joys of cooking and eating. "One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."Virginia Woolf "A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch."James Beard "I was thirty-two when I started cooking; until then I just ate."Julia Child "I eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later you're hungry for power."Dick Cavett Here is a sumptuous collection of quotes for anyone who loves to cook¾or eat. From world leaders to comedians, you will find classic sayings on every appetizing course in the art of the meal, including quotes by: Bobby Flay * Robert Frost * Charles de Gaulle Jackie Gleason * Emeril Lagasse * Ludwig van Beethoven Alfred Hitchcock * Oscar Wilde * Martha Stewart Napoleon Bonaparte * Mark Twain * John F. Kennedy Gracie Allen * T. S. Eliot * Charles Schultz Fran Lebowitz * Galileo * Jacques Pepin Mao Tse-Tung * Thomas Jefferson * William Shakespeare This book will bring hours of entertainment to cooks, chefs, and food lovers. It is the perfect gift.
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Alvarez, Julia. The Secret Footprints. September 2000 Alfred A. Knopf First Edition, 2000.
Price: US$14.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine laminated boards in a Very Good dust jacket with modest rubbing & edgewear. Else bright, snug & unmarked. First printing. Illustrated by Fabian Negrin.
Seller: Et Al's Read & Unread Books, Wausau, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 127 pp., First printing of the first edition.
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A very nice Soft Cover copy without flaw. 7 X 8" 135 pages. This book began as Julia Child's loose-leaf kitchen reference guide, gradually compiled from her own trials, remedies and errors - corrected as she cooked her way through the years. So often you can be in the midst of cooking and you just can't remember what the oven temperature should be or the system that so successfully brings back the hollandaise sauce. This book aims to give quick , snappy answers to many of those kind of questions. It doesn't pretend to take the place of a big detailed, all purpose cookbook but for those who know their way around the stove reasonably well it will become a book you can't do without. Complete with a thorough, professional index.
Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Canada
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD very good dj
Seller: cookbookjj, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated First Edition. Green patterned boards w/red fleur-de-lis, fine. Heavy stock matte pages, fine. Front endpaper partially clipped: partial bookplate remains: "Jessica's Biscuits Cookbooks". Two plate sections with color and b&w images from her rich career. Bind fine; hinges intact. Coated dust wrapper, sharp; unclipped 19.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Very attractive. Near fine hardback in same wrapper. Filled with over 300 recipes, techniques and essential tips straight from Julia's kitchen experience. Julia gives answers to these and other questions in the ten masterful volumes she has publishedover the past 40 years. But which book do you go to for which solution? Now, in this little volume, you can find the answers immediately. Information is arranged according to subject matter, with ample cross-referencing. 127 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: About As New in all respects, else clean and unmarked. First printing. "Organized by large category and technique, it's a very handy reference guide for anyone reasonably comfortable in the kitchen. Each section contains a master recipe followed by variations. The emphasis is on technique, so if you occasionally find yourself trying to remember at what temperature to best roast a duck, the best way to cook green beans and keep them green, or how to save your hollandaise, then this is the book for you. And what good is a reference guide without an index? As always, Child comes to our rescue with a fantastic, comprehensive index, 19 pages long for 107 pages of text, so we can find the answers to life's burning questions in a flash."-Leora Y. Bloom. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!
Seller: The Book Shed, Benson, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: With David Nussbaum. x, 127p., colored and b/w illus., dj.
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
Child, Julia with David Nussbaum. Julia's Kitchen Wisdom. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000.
Price: US$25.02 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: price clipped. non-authorial gift tnscription. tips from the mistress of food.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Quarto, unapginated (about 40pp.), illustrated by Fabian Negrin. A fine, crisp copy in like dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
CHILD, JULIA. Julia's Kitchen Wisdom. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Subtitled Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking. Written with assistance from David Nussbaum. Illustrated with photos by Paul Child. Fine in fine dustjacket.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Alvarez, Julia. The Secret Footprints (SIGNED). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 2000.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Author's first picture book for children. Signed by Julia Alvarez with signature only on the title page. Illus. in color.
Seller: acornbooks (formerly acornbooks northwest), Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A.
Alvarez, Julia. The Secret Footprints. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
Price: US$56.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. 2000 Large Hardcover. [40] pp. The Dominican legend of the ciguapas, creatures who lived in underwater caves and whose feet were on backward so that humans couldn't follow their footprints, is reinvented by renowned author Julia Alvarez. Although the ciguapas fear humans, Guapa, a bold and brave ciguapa, can't help but be curious--especially about a boy she sees on the nights when she goes on the land to hunt for food. When she gets too close to his family and is discovered, she learns that some humans are kind. Even though she escapes unharmed and promises never to get too close to a human again, Guapa still sneaks over to the boy's house some evenings, where she finds a warm pastelito in the pocket of his jacket on the clothesline.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$79.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A square solid tight clean very carefully read near new copy.127+ pages of pictures and recipes.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$89.95 + shipping
Description: Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 9.1 X 2.8 X 9.5 inches; 144 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Description: INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JULIA CHILD. First Edition (2000), so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows very light wear to the head of the backstrip; a bit of crimping at the heel of the backstrip; else without discernible flaw. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, showing a single, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows very mild rubbing and the faintest toning to the top edge of the front panel; the lime green background field of the backstrip shows faint sunning, but the white titles thereon remain quite legible; the price is unclipped. Attractive and intact, showing minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 7.25 x 0.75 inches). x, 127 pages.Indexed. Eight pages of color and black & white photographs. Language: English. Weight: 15 ounces. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$333.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION, first printing. Original laminated hardcover boards. Jacket is not price clipped but is a bit scuffed and soiled. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a GOOD dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Julia Child. Julia's Kitchen Wisdom. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JULIA CHILD. Octavo, original cloth, original jacket. An exceptional copy. Rare signed.
Seller: CollectorsFolio, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, stated. Signed by the author on the half-title page: "Julia Child." The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners sharp, spine ends unbumped; slight flare to the front board. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $19.95); Brodart protected.
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$499.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Signed by Julia Child. What would you give to see the notes Julia Child keeps in her handwritten loose-leaf kitchen reference guide? Your wish is granted! This clever little volume was inspired by Child's notebook, compiled from her own "trials, remedies, and errors." Organized by large category and technique, it's a very handy reference guide for anyone reasonably comfortable in the kitchen. Each section contains a master recipe followed by variations. The emphasis is on technique, so if you occasionally find yourself trying to remember at what temperature to best roast a duck, the best way to cook green beans and keep them green, or how to save your hollandaise, then this is the book for you. And what good is a reference guide without an index? As always, Child comes to our rescue with a fantastic, comprehensive index, 19 pages long for 107 pages of text, so we can find the answers to life's burning questions in a flash. Part of what makes Julia Child such an icon is that she can describe a complicated dish, and in the next breath convince us to make it. Classic Chocolate Mousse, Sabayon, Scalloped Potatoes Savoyarde, and Butterflied Leg of Lamb sound manageable when they follow recipes for Roast Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Scrambled Eggs. And with Child's help, they are. "Quick, snappy answers" for both basic and complicated cooking questions make this a work we'll never outgrow. And if Julia can use a cheat sheet, so can we! Fans of Child will love that her personality shows through in comments like, "Don't crowd the pan. or you'll be sorry," and, to introduce her Basic Vinaigrette Dressing, "I use the proportions of a very dry martini." Eight pages of photos taken by her husband, Paul, including one of Child with the famous dancing goose, make this even more of a treasure. If there is anyone qualified to offer kitchen wisdom, it must be Julia Child. After a lifetime of cooking and teaching, her knowledge is a perfect gift for fans, novices, or anyone responsible for putting dinner on the table every night. --Leora Y. Bloom
Seller: michael diesman, Fresh Meadows, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$556.60 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Book & Jacket, Signed in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.