Description:
Child, Julia (1912-2004) and Simone Beck (1904-1991) Mastering the Art of French Cooking,Two Copies Inscribed to Avis DeVoto (1904-1989).
New York: Knopf, 1966.
[and] London: Cassell, [1963].
The Knopf edition is updated to reflect the corrections made by DeVoto in the first edition, inscribed by Child on the half-title, "To Avis-- with love / Final version of your book with every known fixable thing fixed-- Julia"; the Cassell edition is inscribed by Child and Beck, "À notre chère petite cuisinière et amie --Julia" and "À ma grande Avis, si parfaite cuisinière, Simone Beck"; both copies in publisher's cloth, the Cassell edition with the jacket. (2)
Estimate $400-600
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