Le guide culinaire
Subtitle: aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique
By: A. Escoffier avec la collaboration de Philéas Gilbert et Émile Fetu
Edition: Quatrième édition.
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 1948
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 942
Copyright date: 1948
Subjects: French Cooking
Notes: Includes index.

Reprint, with reset title page, of 4th edition: Paris : Ernest Flammarion, 1921.

Fragile; use with care.

From the collection of Julia Child; with her autograph on the front free endpaper: Julia Child, Paris 1951.

From the collection of Julia Child; with her autograph on the front free endpaper: Julia Child, La Pitchoune; and on top edge: J. Child.

Spine repaired with 5 strips of blue electric tape, typescript spine label affixed to repairs: ESCOFFIER, guide culinaire.

Manuscript notes and clipping from February 1975 Cuisine et vins de France, "Des descendents d'Escoffier aux États-Unis" on front free endpaper; clippings from May 5, 1966 New York times and November 1966 Cuisine et vins de France on the opening of Le Musée Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire, the latter heavily annotated in Child's hand laid in, removed to Additional papers of Julia Child, 1890-2004 (inclusive) 1950-2001 (bulk), call number MC 660, along with manuscript notes on the prefatory material and typescript translation of the foreword to Le livre des menus.

Bookmarks with manuscript notes laid in at pages 312/313, "Trout," 360/631, "sole/gelée," 742/743, "Chou farci", removed to Additional papers of Julia Child, 1890-2004 (inclusive) 1950-2001 (bulk), call number MC 660.

Extensive annotations in preliminaries.

Emm. Grevin et fils, Imprimerie de Lagny, 1-1949, No. d'Impression: 1875.

Ink stamp on title page: Dupont & Malgat, Gueriny, succr., Paris.

Emm. Grevin et fils, Imprimerie de Lagny, 10-1964, No. d'Impression: 7853; title page and half title reset.

Bound in original blue boards.

Bound in original red cloth.