Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes 1 & 2.

CHILD, Julia; Beck.

Item Number: 1632

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961-70..

First edition of both volumes of this classic cook book. Quarto, 2 volumes, original illustrated boards. Volume 1 is inscribed by Julia Child “Bon Appetit” and also signed by Simone Beck. Volume two is also inscribed by Julia Child and also signed by Paul Child. Both copies are in excellent condition in dust jackets in very good to near fine dust jackets. A very sharp set, rare signed in both volumes.

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).