The Art of Carving
by the Editors of House & Garden
with an introduction by James A. Beard
Embarrassed by ineptitude at Thanksgiving when it comes time to slice up the
bird? Can't really feel grown up until you can sharpen a carving knife with
élan as the crowd gasps from admiration? The laughed when I sat down at the
piano, but when I carved a suckling pig on the keyboard there was applause.
Well now even you can learn how to carve demonstrated by great chefs and
expert carvers from famous restaurants here and abroad. With an introduction
by James A. Beard and over 200 photographs and drawings.
Fireside/Simon & Schuster, New York, 1963, 79 pages, 6 ¾" x 9 ¾", large
trade paperback, illustrated.
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Auction closes 7/7/03.