{"product_id":"mastering-art-french-cooking-1973","title":"Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume One Julia Child 1973 24th Printing Hardcover Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastering the Art of French Cooking\u003c\/strong\u003e Volume One by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck is a 1973 Alfred A. Knopf hardcover cookbook, identified on the copyright page as the twenty-fourth printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 684 page volume was written to teach French cooking in American kitchens, from ingredients and basic techniques through finished dishes. The photographed pages include Soupe à l'Ail aux Pommes de Terre, Soupe aux Choux Garbure, and Two Mediterranean Fish Soups. Pam also noted a ganache chocolate frosting while paging through the recipes. The book includes instructional drawings by Sidonie Coryn and an index for finding recipes and techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e cookbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sidonie Coryn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty-fourth printing, November 1973. Copyright page states the book was first published October 16, 1961, and that this printing followed new plates prepared in October 1971.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover with patterned boards and illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 684 pages plus index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-community-cookbooks\" title=\" cookbook, French cuisine\"\u003e cookbook, French cuisine\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 10 inches by 7 inches by 1 3\/4 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and sound hardcover with clean boards, firmly held pages, and its original illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe interior pages photographed are clean, legible, and firmly attached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePam thumbed through the book twice and did not find obvious food spatters, although isolated marks could have been missed in a book of this size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe patterned hardcover boards remain clean and colorful beneath the jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe printed recipes, instructional text, and Sidonie Coryn drawings remain sharp and easy to use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dust jacket shows edge wear, small chips, short tears, and creasing along the upper edge and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jacket spine and lower edges show additional rubbing and handling wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is light age toning visible to the paper and page edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copyright page dates this copy to November 1973 and identifies it as the twenty-fourth printing of the first volume originally published in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck makes this a useful choice for someone building a cookbook shelf around French food, classic technique, or influential American cookbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy still has its illustrated dust jacket, patterned boards, 684 pages, instructional drawings, and extensive index. Those features make it useful as an actual kitchen reference as well as a shelf copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the kind of cookbook you can open because you want dinner ideas, then find yourself reading three pages about how to do one thing properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\" title=\"photo verified condition.\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003cbr\u003e2. Packed with our protective packaging standard\u003cbr\u003e3. Ships in 1 business day\u003cbr\u003e4. Free Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. 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