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FISHER, M.F.K.
[295] pp.
Duell, Sloan & Pearce
1949
First Edition
8 1/4" x 5 7/8"
Fisher's acclaimed food memoir, …
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FISHER, M.F.K.
[295] pp.
Duell, Sloan & Pearce
1949
First Edition
8 1/4" x 5 7/8"
Fisher's acclaimed food memoir, uncommon in the first issue dust jacket.
First edition in first issue dust jacket with Hurrell photo of author in reclining pose on back panel.
Considered by many as her best book, TGM is about hunger in all its variant forms. The book starts with: "There in Dijon, the cauliflowers were very small and succulent, grown in that ancient soil. I separated the flowerlets and dropped them in boiling water for just a few minutes. Then I drained them and put them in a wide shallow casserole, and covered them with heavy cream, and a thick sprinkling of freshly grated Gruyere, the nice rubbery kind that didn't come from Switzerland at all, but from the Jura. It was called rape in the market, and was grated while you watched, in a soft cloudy pile, onto your piece of paper". John Updike called Fisher "Poet of the appetites".
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- Dimensions
- 5.88ʺW × 1ʺD × 8.25ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- 1940s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Very good/ Very good Very good/ Very good less
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