Mastering the Art of French Cooking

by Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle

$25,000 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

First edition · Signed

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition stated, first printing. A presentation copy with a very important association signed by Julia Child and inscribed to close friends Hadley Richardson and Paul Mowrer on the half-title page, For Paul and Hadley who were in at the very beginning of this oeuvre - with all my love - Julia / Chocorua - September, 1962. With Paul's ownership signature to the front free endpaper.

• Printing: first

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