very good dust-jacket, cover price $34.95, very good hardcover with orange spine and gray boards, slighlty faded by light at bottom of spine, small ding to lower corners, but otherwise very good and probably unused. SIGNED on title page XOX Jody Adams. ADAMS, JODY / RIVARD, KEN, 1951-. In the hands of a chef: cooking with Jody Adams. New York: William Morrow, 2002, 6th printing number line of stated First Edition, x, 374pp., . The accaimed four-star chef of Boston's renowned Rialto restaurant shows readers how to cook with confidence, creating simple dishes using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients drawn from regional traditions, and provides her favorite dishes that she prepares at home, from simple soups and seasonal salads to delicious entrees. - CONTENTS: Starters and Small Bites -- Stocks and Soups -- Salads -- Four Vegetable Starters, 23 Sides, and a Few Things for the Pantry -- Pizza, Tarts, and Crostatas -- Mostly Pasta, with a Taste of Gnocchi, Polenta, and Risotto -- Seafo