AS THEY WERE
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Comestible collection of 20 assorted essays by Fisher in various settings from Southern California to France. Includes her portrait of Gare de Lyon that served as..... More
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HERE LET US FEAST: A Book of Banquets
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Gastronomical anthology of feasts drawn from historical and literary sources, ranging from Lucius Apuleius to Virginia Woolf, with commentary and analysis by Fisher: "[Food] increased in..... More
THE EXPANSIVE MOMENT: The Rise of Social Anthropology in Britain and Africa 1918-1970
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Examines the history of social anthropology as an emergent discipline in the interwar years. In particular, it focuses on key practitioners, such as Malinowski and Fortes, and..... More
FAULKNER IN THE UNIVERSITY: Class Conferences at the University of Virginia 1957-1958
Charlottesville, Virginia: The University of Virginia Press, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Frontispiece portrait. Charlottesville: The University of Virginia Press, 1959. First edition. "Here are transcripts of thirty-six questions-and-answer sessions recorded while William Faulkner was Writer-in-Residence..... More
THE BRIGHT SHAWL
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, #134 of 225 copies printed on Old Stratford laid paper ans signed by Hergesheimer. Octavo. Original decorative paper-covered boards over a vellum spine, with..... More
QUIET CITIES
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, #22 of 55 copies printed on Shidzuoka Japan Vellum and signed by Hergesheimer. Octavo. Full gray vellum binding, with burgundy and black stamping. Internally..... More
A TIME OF WAR: Days of Blood and Fire
London: HarperCollins, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket art by Geoff Taylor, with a map. First edition, preceding the American. Book seven of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that..... More
GOING AFTER THE RUBBER CHICKEN; DAN SIMMONS PRESENTS THREE GUEST OF HONOR SPEECHES.
1991. First edition. Pen and ink self-portrait by Simmons reproduced on the front wrap. Arvada, CO: Roadkill Press, 1991. 8¼" x 5½"; 72 pp. The complete text of three Guest of Honor Speeches delivered by..... More
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