One cookbook that did make the Times list in 1961 was "Larousse Gastronomique," which sold for $20, twice the price of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking".
We really want to master price comparison and there's so much we can do," he added.
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After the last auctions in the spring, the Mei Moses Fine Art Index showed prices for Impressionist, old master and postwar art had rebounded significantly from lows in 2009.
Up for sale were classic works by masters whose price levels have, for the most part, either risen or stayed consistently high over the last few years.
For the best of the old master works, prices can approach $1 million; prints by lesser-knowns might go for just a few hundred.
