The Way to Cook [First Edition]
Child, Julia; Manell, Rosemary (Food Designer)
Language: English
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1989
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Beautifully signed by Julia Child on signature cuts adhered at front endpaper: "Bon Appetit. Julia Child." Very attractive. According to original owner the clippings placed in this volume were signed at an appearance of Julia Child for the New England Culinary Institute, and, The American Institute of Wine and Food. The luncheon event with Mrs. Child was held on September 12, 1990, in Governor's Mansion at The Inn at Essex in Vermont. Stated "First Edition" at copyright page; 1989 at title page and copyright. Very substantial oversize volume with 9 1/2" x 11 1/4" design and weighing near six lbs. Semi-gloss, white patterned boards, light shelf wear, bump. Heavy stock, coated pages, near fine. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Bright and elegant dust wrapper, light shelf wear; unclipped 50.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. Julia takes you into her kitchen and tells you - and shows you - everything she knows about the essentials of good cooking. A one-of-a-kind, brilliant cookbook. She blends classic technique with free-style American cooking, emphasizing lightness, freshness and simpler preparations. More than eight hundred recipes and profusely illustrated with six hundred color photographs. Printed in the United States of America. 511 pages with a Note on the Author and the Type. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…
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- Title
- The Way to Cook [First Edition]
- Author
- Child, Julia; Manell, Rosemary (Food Designer)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 1989
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0394532643
- ISBN 13
- 9780394532646
- Illustrator
- Leatart, Brian; Scherer, Jim (Photography)
- Edition
- First Edition.
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