The Way to Cook by Child, Julia (inscribed by the author) - 1989

Alfred Knopf, NY , 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the author. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. "This is a book for the servantless American cook who can be unconcerned on occasion with budgets, waistlines, time schedules, children's meals, the parent-chauffeur. syndrome, or anything else which might interfere with the enjoyment of producing something wonderful to eat. [T]he recipes are as detailed as we have felt they should be so the reader will know exactly what is involved and how to go about it. This makes them a bit longer than usual, and some of the recipes are quite long indeed. No out-of-the-ordinary ingredients are called for. The excellence of French cooking, and of good cooking in general, is due more to cooking technique that to anything else. And these techniques can be applied wherever good basic materials are available." [Foreword] 1ST EDITION. The dust jacket has a protective mylar cover.