The Way to Cook

Stated First Edition, First Printing (with the 1989 date on the title page and "First Edition" explicitly stated on the copyright page). 511 pages. Profusely illustrated with over 600 vivid, full-color instructional photographs. Large square quarto. Hardcover in original patterned white paper boards. An exceptionally clean and structurally sound copy; the binding remains solid, square, and firm, with tight internal hinges. Pages are clean, free of kitchen stains, inscriptions, or internal markings. The original, unclipped photographic dust jacket displaying the true first-issue retail price of $50.00 intact on the front inside flap. The title text on the spine remains bright; however, the jacket spine exhibits typical sun-fading, causing the red lettering for "Julia Child" and the Knopf Borzoi dog logo to be faded. The jacket panels have minute, minor surface blemishes left behind by previous superficial soil that has since been removed. The focus of this work, unlike the more complex earlier works, is to make cooking approachable, lighter, fresher and simpler for American home cooks. There are over 800 recipes covering soups, salads, poultry, fish, meat, vegetables, bread doughs, and desserts. An exceptionally nice collector's copy of Child's late-career magnum opus.…