Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home [Signed by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin]

New Yok: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Stated First Edition; 1999 at title and copyright page. Signed by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin at front endpaper: "Julia Child, Jacques Pepin". Very attractive. Matte pictorial boards, fine. Heavy stock semi-gloss pages, fine. Dust wrapper fine; unclipped 40.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Circular silver label at front wrapper panel: "Signed by Author". A rare near fine signed first edition by two amazing cooks. A companion volume (and so much more) to the 22-part PBS television series, "Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home" is bursting with fresh ideas and beautiful photography by Christopher Hersheimer, proving again and again that cooking is endlessly fascinating and ultimately personal. Recipes & rich color photos throughout. Together they take you back to the heart of good French home cooking and show you that while there are traditional ways of preparing a dish, nothing is written in stone. Julia has her interpretations and innovations, and Jacques has his. And you will have yours. Every page is bursting with fresh ideas, proving again and again that cooking is endlessly fascinating, and ultimately personal. 430 pages. Over 4 lbs. Oversize, insured post.. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hirsheimer, Christopher (Photography). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.