Mastering the Art of French Cooking
$100.00 USD • Used
The original one-volume bible of French cooking for the American chef as it was first issued in 1961 (it would later be expanded & issued in 2 volumes). With the famous fleur-de-lis design in red ...
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The original one-volume bible of French cooking for the American chef as it was first issued in 1961 (it would later be expanded & issued in 2 volumes). With the famous fleur-de-lis design in red & green on a white cloth-covered boards, in 726 pages with Index in rear & pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by Sidonie Coryn. This is the18th printing (1969) of the 1961 FIRST EDITION. Hefty small quarto ((6.5" x 9.5") is in VG- condition: generally quite clean & bright, but with soiling & spotting to exterior edges of text block, particularly fore edge. Binding straight & strong, hinges secure. Pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's stamp to ffep, & they also laminated the entire book, secured inside both covers. Orange topstain & entire spine are quite faded, corners bumped & darkened. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least double) per USPS rates.
Product Info
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year: 1961
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
Seller Info
GargoyleBooks
Address: 7525 Olive Place La Mesa, California
Website: https://www.gargoylebooks.net
Country: United States
