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Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Vibrantly signed by Julia Child on signature cut lightly adhered at half-title page: "Julia Child." Very attractive. Stated First Edition at copyright page; title page dated 1970. True first edition with black, white cover titles. Patterned blue fleur-de-lis boards w/red stars, black and white cover and spine titles on blue fields, light shelf wear, toning. Pages near fine; no writing. Light discoloration to exterior text block. Deep red endpapers. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original first edition dust jacket, moderate edge wear, toning; unclipped 12.50, protected in new clear sleeve. Date code 10/70 at back flap. Scarce very good first edition in same wrapper. This is the 1970 issue of the highly anticipated second volume to Julia Child's wildly successful debut. A classic continued: an additional repertory of dishes and techniques carries the reader into further discoveries to savor. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume Two" 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. Over 7.25" x 10.25" design. 555 pages plus 54-page index. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Vibrantly signed by Julia Child on custom bookplate lightly adhered at front endpaper: "Bon Appetit! Julia Child." Very attractive. Vintage bookplate features decorative pots and pans and script for WGBH TV Channel 2 in Boston where Child's "The French Chef" program was produced. Also, includes ephemeral receipt for auction winner at fundraiser for Channel 21 of Rochester, New York. Julia donated this particular book and signature plate to be auctioned. Stated First Edition at copyright page; title page dated 1970. True first edition with black, white cover titles. Patterned blue fleur-de-lis boards w/red stars, black and white cover and spine titles on blue fields, light shelf wear. Pages near fine; no writing. Deep red endpapers. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original first edition dust jacket, moderate shelf wear, toning; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Date code 10/70 at back flap. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. This is the 1970 issue of the highly anticipated second volume to Julia Child's wildly successful debut. A classic continued: an additional repertory of dishes and techniques carries the reader into further discoveries to savor. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume Two" 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. Over 7.25" x 10.25" design. 555 pages plus 54-page index. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two volumes, both are first editions (stated), first printings. Volume I is Signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the half-title page; Volume II is signed by Julia Child on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's original white cloth with red and blue Fleur-de-Les pattern. Volume I is Very Good with staining to the textblock edge and light water warping to the top page corners with some loss to the topstain there as well; former owner inscription to the front free endpaper. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with some tanning and edge tears. Volume II is Near Fine with some loss to the blue topstain, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light soiling, light tanning to the spine.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Two volumes, both are first editions (stated), first printings. Volume I is Signed by Julia Child and Simone Beck on the half-title page; Volume II is signed by Julia Child and her husband and inscribed to a former owner on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original white cloth with red and blue Fleur-de-Les pattern. Near Fine. Volume I with bumped corners, hinge at half-title page exposed with owner details written on half-title page as well. Dust jacket is price-clipped and with light edge wear and light toning, worn at the corners, and spine ends with short tears. Volume II has a water-droplet to the blue topstain and light softening to spine ends, in a price-clipped dust jacket with a tiny hold to the front panel, short tear to the top edge, and a small stain to the rear. A lovely set, both first printings and both signed directly.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.