Mastering the Art of French Cooking 

by Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle, & Julia Child

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 [1964]

First Edition, Sixth Printing (stated: "Sixth Printing, May 1964")

Hardcover. xvi + 684 pp. + xxxii (Index). 7-3/8" x 10-1/4".

Very good condition.

Small stain & scrape to side margin of p.683; small stains to front end paper & pastedown. Otherwise, interior clean & unmarked. Creases to top corners of p.331 & p.341. Binding has a bit of give, but remains sound & square. Covers are clean & bright, with mild bumps to top front & bottom rear corners; softening to spine ends.

An attractive, bright copy (without the usual sun-fading to spine) vintage copy of Julia Child's first cookbook, which changed the way that Americans cook. A nice addition to your collection or as a gift.

Ships well-packed in a box.