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Julia Child. Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover, Good. First Edition, 6th printing stated, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964. Pages are bright and clean. Unclipped dust jacket with original $10 price showing. White cloth boards with red fleurs de lis and green stars; patterned design. Green pastedown and flyleaf. Binding is solid. Jacket wrapped in mylar cover.
Seller: Copperfield's Used and Rare Books, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$144.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated Eighth Printing, December 1964. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp, orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. Pages near fine, clean. Deep turquoise endpapers. Vintage name lightly penned or pencilled at front endpaper: Mary S. E. Corbin, April 25, 1965." Orange top edge, moderate toning. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. First edition wrapper, some edge wear, chip, toning, discoloration; unclipped 3.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Code 10/61 at front flap. Typography, binding, and jacket design by Warren Chappell; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn. The original single volume edition. Near fine early printing in near good original wrapper. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food & long to reproduce at home the savory delights of the classic cuisine, from the historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. This beautiful book, with over 100 instructive illustrations, is revolutionary in its approach because: It leads the cook infallibly from the buying and handling of raw ingredients, through each essential step of a recipe, to the final creation of a delicate confection. It breaks down the classic cuisine into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of recipes; the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations bound to increase anyone's culinary repertoire. A note about authors at last page. 684 pages plus index. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$178.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated Sixth Printing, May 1964. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. Pages near fine. Small stylish signature inside cover: "Jane Kelly." Turquoise endpapers. Deep orange top edge. Bind fine; hinges intact. Typography and binding by Warren Chappell; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn. Near fine sixth printing. Included is well worn original wrapper for preservation purposes of book only; protected in new clear sleeve. Original first edition cover titles - with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food & long to reproduce at home the savory delights of the classic cuisine, from the historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. This beautiful book, with over 100 instructive illustrations, is revolutionary in its approach because: It leads the cook infallibly from the buying and handling of raw ingredients, through each essential step of a recipe, to the final creation of a delicate confection. It breaks down the classic cuisine into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of recipes; the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations bound to increase anyone's culinary repertoire. A note about authors at last page. 684 pages plus index. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stylishly signed and inscribed by Julia Child at half-title page: "Best Wishes and Bon Appétit! Julia Child" Very attractive signature contemporaneous with publishing of this volume. Stated at copyright: "Seventh printing, October 1964. Rare directly signed early printing. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on orange fields, moderate shelf wear, text block toning. Pages near fine; no writing. Turquoise colored endpapers. Bind fine, hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Very good original single volume edition in same wrapper. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food & long to reproduce at home the savory delights of the classic cuisine, from the historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. This beautiful book, with over 100 instructive illustrations, is revolutionary in its approach because: It leads the cook infallibly from the buying and handling of raw ingredients, through each essential step of a recipe, to the final creation of a delicate confection. It breaks down the classic cuisine into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of recipes; the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations bound to increase anyone's culinary repertoire. 684 pages plus 32 page index. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.