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Beautifully signed by Julia Child at half-title page: ""Best Wishes and Bon Appétit! Julia Child"". Very attractive. Stated Sixth Printing, May 1964. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on orange fields, moderate shelf wear, toning. Pages near very good; couple with short mended closed tears and couple with brief, neat notation, underscore. Turquoise matte endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original dust jacket light shelf wear, toning; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near very good, directly signed sixth printing in near fine 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. 684 pages w/32 page index and a Note About the Author. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾"" - 12"" tall
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