The Story of Corn
by Fussell, Betty Harper
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394578058
- ISBN 13
- 9780394578057
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1992. 356 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, no dedication. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear/spine slightly faded, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "In an authoritative, wise and wholly original blend of social history, art, science and anthropology, Betty Fussell tells the story of corn in a narrative that is as uniquely hybrid as her subject. It is a story that can be told in the language of myth or industry, of sacred ritual or secular farming, but in any language it makes clear that all the civilizations of the Western Hemisphere have been built on corn. The great epic of this amazing grain and of the people who for seven centuries have planted, eaten, worshipped, processed and profited from it reaches into every corner of American life--not just its food but also its poetry, its commerce, its religion and, of course, its booze. In her beautifully balanced text as well as in hundreds of extraordinary illustrations, Fussell juxtaposes the many facets of corn's history and influence to surprising, dramatic effect. The Story of Corn changes completely one's sense of the shape and nature of the American experience. You will never again munch on a hush puppy, admire a Maya temple, read Hiawatha or simply pass a cornfield in the same way." - Publisher.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200393
- Title
- The Story of Corn
- Author
- Fussell, Betty Harper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0394578058
- ISBN 13
- 9780394578057
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Latin American / Mexican; Genre & Subject / Food & Drink; Pre-Columbian / Mayan;
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