Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Large quarto, red fleur-de-lis patterned white cloth boards accented by turquoise stars. Black and white cover and spine titles on red fields. SIGNED & INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. First Edition of Julia Child’s globally recognized instructional culinary masterpiece, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. A stunning later printing boldly inscribed by the Author: Bon Appétit / to Chef Baker / Julia Child. An special copy of the most celebrated and coveted 20th century American cookbook. Presenting with eye-catching appeal in its original dust jacket brightly colored without the typical kitchen stains found on most. A very rare and collectible example. Arguably the most influential work on French food ever published in the United States, Mastering the Art of French Cooking established Julia child as the indisputable master and ambassador of French cuisine in America. From entertainment to film, she is and will forever be a global icon to chefs of all ages. 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). During her life, she won three Emmys, the Peabody Award, the National Book Award, and the French Légion dHonneur. She was the first woman ever inducted into the Culinary Institute of Americas Hall of Fame and her kitchen has been installed in the Smithsonian. Very Good Plus Book in Good Dust Jacket. Book binding tight and square. Original full bound cloth boards present clean with bright original white behind the red fleur-de-lis pattern attractively accented by turquoise stars. Light wear to edges and corners. A few bumps to top edge of rear board with a single bump to same on front board. A few black stains to bright, original red top stain. Internally Fine but for owner’s bookplate to front pastedown. SIGNED with an ASSOCIATION INSCRIPTION on the Half Title Page, Bon Appétit / to Chef Baker / Julia Child. Original Dust Jacket presents with striking eye-appeal. Light darkening to covers and spine, age-toning to creases and a few mild chips to edges clearly apparent when placed in protective cover. Jacket, however, has significant tape repairs to large closed tears on rear panel several smaller ones throughout. Age toning to top edge and crease of Original Dust Jacket. Panels and spine lack the heavy kitchen stains typically found on this title. A very nice SIGNED example. As one of the most influential Chefs in culinary history, Child can comfortably be included on the list of the best, including Gordon James Ramsay, Joel Robuchon, Auguste Escoffier, Alain Ducasse, Anthony Bourdain, Thomas Keller, Ferran Adria, Marco Pierre White, Heston Blumenthal, Pierre Gagnaire, Rene Redzepi, David Chang, Yoshihiro Murata, Nobu Matsuchisa, Fernand Point, Alexis Soyer, Joan Roca I Fontane, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Louis Palladin, Martin Berasategui, Dan Barber, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Michel Bras, Daniel Humm, Gason Acurio, Adolphe Duglere, Charles Ranhofer, Carme Ruscalleda, Mario Batali, John Besh, and Raymond Oliver. The item “SIGNED Mastering the Art of French Cooking FIRST EDITION Julia CHILD 1961″ is in sale since Saturday, April 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “labb1279″ and is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Year Printed: 1961
• Modified Item: Yes
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Basic, General Cooking
• Binding: Hardcover
• Region: North America
• Illustrator: Paul Child
• Author: Julia Chid, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle
• Subject: Cooking
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Modification Description: Signed by the author, Julia child, on the half title page Bon Appétit / to Chef Baker / Julia Child
• Language: English
• Signed: Yes
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Place of Publication: New York, NY
• Special Attributes: First Edition