Jacques Pepin's, The Art Of Cooking Volumes One & Two

Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1987. First editions (1987 & 1988.) Hardcovers with dust jackets. 4to's with 343 pages in Vol 1 and 357 in Vol 2. Signed in Vol. 1 in the year of publication on the following page of the front free end paper, "Feb 87 To Myrthe Happy to have you in class again. Jacques Pepin." The books and dust jackets are in very good condition with some slight shelf wear to edges of both books and dust jackets and some slight sunning to spines. Interior is clean and tight. Some foxing to the top of Vol 2's page block. Profusely illustrated. Pictures available upon request. Vol 1 (ISBN- 039454658X) & Vol 2 (ISBN- 0394546598.) "The combined work is widely considered to be Jacques Pepin's culinary masterwork. This is a rock solid instructional book (published in 2 parts due to size) that's lavishly photographed with full color procedural photos demonstrating a wide assortment of classical culinary techniques. There's something in these books for cooks of every level of experience ... both for elite professional chefs for whom classic sauces and dramatic garnishes are vital pips to have on one's lapel, as well as for rustic home-cooks like me who wish to expand their repertoire of skills." Photo illustrated Spines/ Red-Blue text. #033607. Signed. 1st Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Cookbook / French.