Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

CHILD, Julia; Beck.

Item Number: 115665

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.

Early printing of this classic work. Quarto, original patterned boards, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition, with an original clipping of Julia Child laid in. Typography, binding, and jacket design by Warren Chappell. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn.

Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking is arguably the most influential work on French food ever published in the United States. A "self-confessed ham, she became a darling of audiences almost from the moment she made her debut in 1963 at the age of 50" (New York Times).