Julia's Breakfasts, Lunches, and Suppers: Seven Menus for the Three Main Meals [Signed First Edition]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Stated first edition at copyright page. Beautifully signed by Julia Child at half-title page: "Julia Child." Very attractive. Pictorial boards at front and back, light shelf wear, rub. Heavy stock coated leaves, near fine, clean. Richly illustrated with full color photos throughout by James Scherer. Extra-strength bind, fine, square; hinges intact. Large oversize pictorial design. Apparently issued without dust wrapper as none were found with any other of this title. Near fine signed first edition. Here are seven complete menus to make any meal a treat - morning, noon, or evening. From a breezy Holiday Lunch featuring a melon-sized pate of chicken and a salad of skewered vegetables. Then, a homey Sunday Night Supper of corned beef and pork with a fresh tomato fondue, Julia shows you how to plan ahead and cook without trepidation. Her incomparable step-by-step recipes, shopping lists, variations, and suggestions for leftovers are complemented by more than one hundred photographs and ensure success with every meal. Julia Child, the grande dame of American cooking, was born in Pasadena, California. She then resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Santa Barbara, California. Made in the United States of America. 116 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Scherer, James D. (Photographs). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.