Product Description
Stated First Edition; Note About Authors dated August, 1961.
Ultra-rare first printing in original wrapper.
Signed and holiday inscribed by Julia Child on signature cuts lightly adhered at half-title page: "Merry Christmas, Julia Child.
" Very attractive and rare Christmas inscription from Julia.
Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on orange fields, light shelf wear.
Pages near fine, bright.
Turquoise endpapers.
Crisp orange top-stain, moderate toning.
Bind fine, square.
Original dust wrapper, bright with light shelf wear; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve.
Code 10/61 at front flap.
Rare near fine first printing in same sharp 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 w/32 page index and a Note About the Author.
Insured post.
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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