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MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING
by Julia Child
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; Thirteenth Printing. Hardcover. ; White patterned cover has light wear to corners and spine caps and bumped bottom corners, but clean, bright and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Top edge dyed red is clean. Fore edge has light soiling. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is toned with very faint modest soiling and tattered and chipped at extremities but bright and in good condition. DJ flap is priced clipped. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.6 inches .
Synopsis
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a two-volume French cookbook written by American Julia Child, and Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle both of France. The book was written for the American market and published by Knopf in 1961 (Volume 1) and 1970 (Volume 2).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14183
- Title
- MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING
- Author
- Julia Child
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Thirteenth Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Sage Rare & Collectible Books specializes in out-of-print, scarce, and rare books as well as signed and First Editions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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