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Classic Home Desserts: A Treasury of Heirloom and Contemporary Recipes from Around the World
By Richard Sax and Alan Richardson (photographer)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date March 1, 1999
Pages 688
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780618003914
ISBN-10 0618003916
Dimensions 1.75 by 7.50 by 10.50 in.
Weight 3.90 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $35.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
A collection of old-fashioned desserts, updated for today's tastes, includes profiles of various chefs, their recollections of favorite desserts, and excerpts from related literature. (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
For this collection, unmatched in the field of dessert cookbooks, Richard Sax devoted more than a decade to searching out and perfecting 350 of the world's best and most beloved home desserts. Everything the cook longs for is here: cobblers and crisps, cakes and cookies, puddings and soufflés, pies and pastries, ice creams and sauces. Extensive sidebars - profiles of cooks, engaging recollections of favorite desserts, quotations from hundreds of literary works, and excerpts from fascinating old recipes - make this an indispensable, lively volume. Winner of a James Beard Award and a Julia Child Award!


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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780618003914 Book cover for 9780618057085
 
Reprint edition from Houghton Mifflin (November 9, 2010)
9780618057085 | details & prices | 648 pages | 7.75 × 10.50 × 1.75 in. | 3.55 lbs | List price $35.00
About: “More a story of the pleasures of real dessert-making than anything yet written.
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from Houghton Mifflin (March 1, 1999)
9780618003914 | details & prices | 688 pages | 7.50 × 10.50 × 1.75 in. | 3.90 lbs | List price $35.00
About: A collection of old-fashioned desserts, updated for today's tastes, includes profiles of various chefs, their recollections of favorite desserts, and excerpts from related literature.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780062760593
 
Rev&updtd edition from Harperreference (September 1, 1998); titled "Dic Harper Collins Italian Dictionary: Italian-English, English-Italian : Concise Edition"
9780062760593 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $15.00
This edition also contains Dic Harper Collins Italian Dictionary: Italian-English, English-Italian : Concise Edition
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