Mastering the Art Of French Cooking
by Child, Julia
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a two-volume French cookbook written by American Julia Child, and Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle both of France. The book was written for the American market and published by Knopf in 1961 (Volume 1) and 1970 (Volume 2).
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Signed Seventeenth Printing]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1968
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Stylishly signed by Julia Child and Paul Child at half-title page: "Julia Child, Paul Child." Very attractive signatures contemporaneous with publishing of this volume. Stated seventeenth printing, May 1968. 1968 at title page; notably larger font for year than earlier editions. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume Two (First Printing)
by Child, Julia; Beck, Simone
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- 1970
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$1,950.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Vibrantly signed by Julia Child on custom bookplate lightly adhered at front endpaper: "Bon Appetit! Julia Child." Very attractive. Vintage bookplate features decorative pots and pans and script for WGBH TV Channel 2 in Boston where Child's "The French Chef" program was produced. Also, includes ephemeral receipt for auction winner… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume Two (First Printing)
by Child, Julia; Beck, Simone
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- 1970
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$995.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Vibrantly signed by Julia Child on signature cut lightly adhered at half-title page: "Julia Child." Very attractive. Stated First Edition at copyright page; title page dated 1970. True first edition with black, white cover titles. Patterned blue fleur-de-lis boards w/red stars, black and white cover and spine titles on blue… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [October, 1961]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1961
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Published October 16th, 1961; no other dates. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on orange fields, light shelf wear. Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Attractively toned. Orange top-stain, moderate toning, discoloration. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. First edition wrapper, moderate… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (First Printing, August, 1961)
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1961
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Stated First Edition; Note About Authors dated August, 1961. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on orange fields, moderate shelf wear, rub, toning to spine. Pages generally fair with moderate discoloration, page roll, ripple to bottom apprx. 1.5"; several recipe pages with neat, intelligent, relevant notation.… Read more
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MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING
by Child, Julia
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- Evolving Lens Bookseller
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- 1966
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- First Edition; Thirteenth Printing
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$325.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First Edition; Thirteenth Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Edge wear to jacket, including a few tears. Weak toning. Text is clean and unmarked. 4to, 10 1/4"h x 7 1/2"w.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Fourth Printing, September 1963]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1963
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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$295.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Stated Fourth Printing, September 1963. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp deep orange fields, slight shelf wear. Orange top-stain. Pages fine; no writing. Deep turquoise endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Rare near fine fourth printing. Included is well… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Fifth Printing, December 1963]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1963
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- First Edition
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$233.95
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Stated Fifth Printing, December 1963. Scarce early printing. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles - with Simone Beck above Julia Child. Pages near fine, bright, clean. Vintage signature at front blank… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Sixth Printing]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1964
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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$195.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Stated Sixth Printing, May 1964. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. Pages near fine. Small stylish signature inside cover: "Jane Kelly." Turquoise endpapers.… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Eighth Printing]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1964
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- Fine
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- First Edition.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Stated Eighth Printing, December 1964. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp, orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. Pages near fine, clean. Deep turquoise endpapers. Vintage name lightly penned or pencilled at… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Julia Child
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- Belleyre Books
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$150.00
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Knopf Thirteenth Printing December 1966, stated. Unclipped bright dust jacket in protective cover has $10.00 price, light wear, very light soiling, a small chip from top of front panel, some smaller chips at top of spine, two very small closed tears at bottom of rear panel, very light age toning to spine, age toning at edge folds. Bright decorative… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by CHILD, JULIA
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- GridFreed LLC
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- 1980-01-02
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$149.95
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Knopf, 1980-01-02. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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Mastering The Art of French Cooking
by Julia Child
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- Mitchell Wyatt
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- 1966
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- 11th
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$145.00
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Original book from original run. One of the most popular cookbooks around! Published in 1966. Many consider it to be one of the best cookbooks for French cooking ever. She became quite a media celebrity, including with a major movie about her.
Has some wear to dust cover including some curling at top and some discoloration. Overall pretty good shape for… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume Two
by Child, Julia; Beck, Simone
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- 1970
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$144.95
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. 1970 date at title page; stated first edition at copyright. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/red stars, red and white cover and spine titles on blue fields, light shelf wear. Pages near fine; no writing. Deep blue top-stain. Bind fine, hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate shelf wear, spine chip; unpriced,… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Tenth Printing)
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1965
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Stated Tenth Printing, August 1965. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp, orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. Pages near fine; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Typography, binding, and… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Ninth Printing]
by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
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- 1965
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Stated Ninth Printing, April 1965. Patterned fleur-de-lis boards w/turquoise stars, black and white cover and spine titles on crisp, bright orange fields, light shelf wear. Original first edition cover titles with Simone Beck listed above Julia Child. Pages near fine, attractively toned; no writing. Orange top edge. … Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by CHILD, JULIA
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- Wonder Book
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- Used - Good
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- 9780394536286
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$104.06
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Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Slipcase Good. 2-volume set. Volume 1 slightly dampstained. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Julia Child
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- 1967-01-01
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- Good
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$100.95
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Alfred A Knopf, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Good.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set).
by Julia Child.
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- Brentwood Books
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- 2013.
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- 9780394536286
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$99.95
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Knopf,, 2013.. Hardcover. Used, like new. 2 volume hardcover set, like new, without jackets. Print date 2013, slightly oversize, white stain-resistant covers, cover of volume 1 has red floral pattern, volume 2 has blue floral pattern. Perfect condition. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We are a small family business selling new and used books online since 1999 and have over 30… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 2
by Child, Julia; Beck, Simone
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- 1970
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- Good
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- First Edition
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$95.00
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1970. good hardcover. no dustjacket first edition 1970 small chip off spine . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Child, Julia (et al.)
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$84.26
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Child, Julia
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- J. E. MILES, A BOOKSELLER
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- 1967
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- Fair/No Dust Wrapper
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- Worn, Stained Pages
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$84.00
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Alfred A. Knopf. Fair/No Dust Wrapper. 1967. Worn, Stained Pages. Hard Cover. (W186) .
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by Child, Julia
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- New
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- 9780307593528
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$81.04
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by Child, Julia
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by Child, Julia
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$80.23
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UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by Child, Julia
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol.2
by Julia Child
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- Bonita
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$76.35
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Child, Julia
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- Harvey and Associates
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- 1961
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- Good
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- 9781126001218
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$75.00
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Copyright 1961. Dust jacket has a large tear in the front near the lower spine area (see picture) and smaller tears along the edges and spine. It has darkened in color and has dirt smudges. Book is white with red fleur-de-lis. Has a red square with the title and authors. Book is in good condition. Cover and pages are clean,… Read more
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Julia Child
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Child, Julia
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$71.15
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol.1
by Julia Child
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$66.78
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Volume One)
by Julia Child
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$59.99
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Alfred A. Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Volume 1. (cookbook, cooking, recipes) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by CHILD, JULIA
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$57.81
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Knopf. Used - Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc...
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: The Classic Work That Has Changed Forever the Way America Cooks: Two Volume Set
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$57.40
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Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 2: A Cookbook
by Beck, Simone
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$55.07
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Paperback. Very Good.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by CHILD, JULIA
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- 9780394721781
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$42.56
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Random House Inc. New. Brand New. paperback
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Mastering the art of French cooking
by Julia Child
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- 2001
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- Near Fine
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- 9780375413407
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$29.95
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Previously purchased, seems unread and unused. Tight square spine, clean crisp pages, no writing or marks, no folded page corners. Dust jacket clean with no rips or creases. Not a remainder.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 50th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook: Vol 1
by Beck, Simone
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Hardback. Very Good.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol.2
by Julia Child
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- 2011-01-01
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- Like New
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- Third Printing
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- 9780241953402
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$24.00
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Penguin Books, Limited (UK), 2011-01-01. Third Printing. Hardcover. Like New. Hardback--no flaws--no dust cover
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Child, Julia
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- Bananafish Books
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- 2009
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- Very Good
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- 9780141048413
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$18.95
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New York: Penguin Books, 2009. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very good copy with minor shelfwear and markings to one page.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 : A Cookbook
by Child, Julia, Bertholle, Louisette, Beck, Simone
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- Better World Books
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- Used - Good
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$12.25
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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