Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

CHILD, Julia; Beck.

Item Number: 3999

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968.

First edition, later printing. Signed by both Julia Child and Simone Beck. Signed, “Bon Appetit! Julia Child.” Inscribed by Simone Beck, “To Barbara Hope you are a good cook? With “Bon courage” Best wishes Simca.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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).