From Julia Child's Kitchen

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1990 at title and copyright pages; early printing with updated scarce dust wrapper. Textured, semi-gloss pictorial boards, fine. As original first edition, features unique tinted cover image of oventop w/pots, pans, utensils and food, and classic blue spine design w/white titles on red fields. Pages fine, no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 39.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Attractive, fine example of this classic. One of the first, most important, and most successful, cookbooks by America's beloved Julia Child. Using a very accessible approach to French cooking from an American point of view, presented here are recipes and techniques for the beginner as well as the more advanced cook, using easily available ingredients for everything from soups and appetizers to dessert. Black and white drawings and photographs throughout along with inspirational photography of old France bistros and restaurantes. 687 pages plus thorough twenty-six page index and Note About the Author.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Child, Paul (Drawings and Photographs); Walton, Albie (Additional Technical Photographs). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.