{"product_id":"michel-guerards-cuisine-minceur-1977-cookbook","title":"Michel Guérard's Cuisine Minceur 1977 Macmillan Hardcover French Nouvelle Cuisine Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichel Guérard's Cuisine Minceur\u003c\/strong\u003e is the 1977 English translation and adaptation by Caroline Conran of Guérard's influential French cookbook \u003cem\u003eLa Grande Cuisine Minceur\u003c\/em\u003e, presented here in hardcover with its original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book explains Guérard's lighter approach to French cooking, with sections on ingredients, measurements, menus, cooking methods, stocks, sauces, marinades, soups, first courses, salads, fish, meat, vegetables, and desserts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-community-cookbooks\" title=\"Cookbook\"\u003eCookbook\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michel Guérard's Cuisine Minceur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michel Guérard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drawings by Michel Guérard, photographs by D. Didier Blanchat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan London Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 1977 by Macmillan London Ltd. Exact printing not confirmed from photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with 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 413\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e French cooking, nouvelle cuisine, cookbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0-333-21907-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 10 x 6 x 1 1\/2 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 intact with noticeable wear, but clean and very usable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages are clean, easy to read, and the text is generously sized.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrange cloth boards remain bright under the jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust jacket shows overall yellowing and age toning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is light edge wear and a small tear or split at the top of the spine area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface wear is visible on the jacket from handling and age.\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\u003eMichel Guérard was a major figure in nouvelle cuisine and developed Cuisine Minceur as a lighter alternative to traditional rich French cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe English edition brought that approach to home cooks outside France at a moment when lighter French cuisine was gaining international attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy keeps the original 1977 Macmillan dust jacket and includes the practical contents buyers often want to check before choosing a cookbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA strong shelf copy for readers who collect influential twentieth century cookbooks and still want a book they can actually cook from.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orders $35+ Ship Free","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48986765820159,"sku":"J2 – T 8 –3150","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/Michel_Gu_rard_s_Cuisine_Minceur.jpg?v=1786390047","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/michel-guerards-cuisine-minceur-1977-cookbook","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}