(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (French) Paula Wolfert. The Cooking of South-West France: A Collection of Traditional and New Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine, and New Techniques to Lighten Hearty Dishes

Illus. by with drawings by Jerry Joyner. 10.25x6.75", jacket. First Edition. Garden City: Dial Press, 1983.

San Francisco chef/restaurateur Gordon Drysdale's copy, with his signature to upper front free endpaper & again to half-title. Paula Wolfert is best known for introducing the tagine to America, after her 1970's pilgrimage to Morocco. Her work on the cuisine of the Mediterranean has been lauded for decades, and as she publicly struggles now with dementia, her books have taken on a new appreciation by cooks just getting to know who she is. Heavy chipping and closed tears to upper front jacket panel, fading to jacket spine, otherwise about very good. A nice association copy.