An American Feast: A Celebration of Cooking on Public Television (Signed)
by Child, Julia; Wolf, Burt; Contributing Chefs
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1579595022
- ISBN 13
- 9781579595029
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Bay Books - A La Carte Communications , 1999. First printing; number-line beginning w/1. Large 8 1/4" x 9 3/4" design. Signed by three contributors including Julia Child at half-title page: "Bon Appetit to Kay & Tom, Julia Child". Also, Nathalie Dupree: "Season with joy, Nathalie Dupree". And, Burt Wolf: "Good Cooking! Burt". Burt Wolf has added a charming animated smiling kettle within his inscription. Light blue textured boards, silver impressed spine titles, light shelf wear, fleck. Heavy stock coated pages, fine. Pastedowns are a dark chocolate brown; adjacent endpaper features thirty-six squares of candid and posed portraits in b&w of contributors to this compilation of recipes. Illustrated throughout with the wonderful culinary magic of these chefs. Bind fine; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 24.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near fine signed first edition in same wrapper. Presented here is a companion to the public television feat hosted by Julia Child and Burt Wolf. With chefs Martin Yan, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Paul Prudhomme, Jacques Pepin, and Nathalie Dupree. Also, includes a foreword by Julia Child. Based on a live television special, An American Feast is a historic meeting of chefs, a delight for the taste buds, and a must-have for the kitchen. Each chapter is hosted by one of the show's star chefs and features delectable dishes from more than thirty of America's renowned chefs. Imagine savory appetizers created by Martin Yan, an elegant entree by Jacques Pepin, a scrumptious dessert by Nathalie Dupree all presided over by hosts Julia Child and Burt Wolf. This colorfully illustrated cookbook contains all of the shows recipes along with dozens of others. Organized by course, the book has something for every palate, from the Two Fat Ladies' Lobster with Latkes to Paul Prudhomme's Sesame Crusted Fish. Finely detailed fourteen-page index. 178 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Oudkerk Pool, Joyce (Photography). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020922
- Title
- An American Feast: A Celebration of Cooking on Public Television (Signed)
- Author
- Child, Julia; Wolf, Burt; Contributing Chefs
- Illustrator
- Oudkerk Pool, Joyce (Photography)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1579595022
- ISBN 13
- 9781579595029
- Publisher
- Bay Books - A La Carte Communications
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
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