OP: The Tenth Muse
Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine. First printing
When your professional editorial career begins with the generation-defining Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961), a steep rise or a sharp fall seems almost inevitable to follow. Fortunately for us, Judith Jones (1924–2017) was only just getting started and proceeded to edit, apparently, all the culinary luminaries of the twentieth century. After Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle, she worked with the likes of James Beard, Edna Lewis, Irene Kuo, Claudia Roden, and Marcella Hazan, to name a few.
This 2007 autobiography is Jones's humble reflection on her “life in food,” as the subtitle says. Poignant and engaging, it’s an excellent access point into not only Jones’s life, but also into a golden age of American culinary culture.
Ours is first printing in Near Fine condition. Hardcover.
