The Way to Cook [Signed First Edition]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Beautifully signed by Julia Child at half-title page: "Bon Appetit! Julia Child." Very attractive. Includes original 6" x 8" b&w semi-gloss photograph from book promotion of Julia signing "The Way to Cook" with back of photo dated Sept. 12, 1990. According to the original owner, the photo is from an appearance of Julia Child at a luncheon held on this date in 1990 in "Governor's Mansion," The Inn at Essex, Vermont. Stated "First Edition" at copyright page; 1989 at title page and copyright. Very substantial oversize volume with 9 1/2" x 11 1/4" design weighing nearly six lbs. Semi-gloss, white patterned boards, light shelf wear, bump. Heavy stock, coated pages, near fine. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Bright and elegant dust wrapper, light shelf wear; unclipped 50.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near fine signed first edition in same wrapper with original photo from event. Julia takes you into her kitchen and tells you - and shows you - everything she knows about the essentials of good cooking. A one-of-a-kind, brilliant cookbook. She blends classic technique with free-style American cooking, emphasizing lightness, freshness and simpler preparations. More than eight hundred recipes and profusely illustrated with six hundred color photographs. Printed in the United States of America. 511 pages with a Note on the Author and the Type. Insured post.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Leatart, Brian; Scherer, Jim (Photography). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.