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Foxfire 5
by Eliot Wigginton
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good in printed wraps with straight spine, tight binding and clean pages.
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1977. Softcover. Very Good in printed wraps with straight spine, tight binding and clean pages.. 8vo. 6" x 8.25." 512 pp. First edition. Anchor Press Edition, published simultaneously in hard and softcover. Cover design by Jim McWilliams. Well illustrated with photos and line drawings. Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting and Other Affairs of Plain Living. Eliot Wigginton was working as a teacher in rural Georgia trying to motivate his high school English class students, the children of descendants of the original, self-sufficient mountain people of Appalachia, who were distracted by the constant demands of their rural lifestyle and saw little practicality in higher education. Wigginton tasked the students with a journalism project interviewing their neighbors and named the resulting magazine "Foxfire" after a local glowing fungus. The students interviewed their neighbors not about the war in Vietnam or the recent moon landing, but about what they knew best: How to butcher a hog, how to birth a child, how to make soap or how to build a log cabin, along with non-essentials like moonshining and witchcraft. The practical and tough-minded Appalachians had successfully preserved their isolated mountain culture in their everyday tasks. In 1972, the very popular "Foxfire" magazines [9 million copies were sold in the first 10 years] was first compiled into a hardcover book which continues to this day in specialized editions. ÊThe "Foxfire" books are valued for being at the forefront of the artisanal and Green Movement and as a valuable sociological concept for studying the unique and diverse traditions of the United States. First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of reader through The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center that had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions.
Synopsis
Foxfire 5 - Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting, and other affairs of plain living The "Foxfire" books began as a student-produced magazine in 1966 that contains stories and interviews from elders in their rural Southern Appalachian community. The books are anthology collections of material from The Foxfire Magazine, edited and published by Eliot Wigginton.
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Details
- Bookseller
- 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 608256
- Title
- Foxfire 5
- Author
- Eliot Wigginton
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in printed wraps with straight spine, tight binding and clean pages.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Anchor Press/Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1977
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Net 30 to those known to the firm and in good standing. CWO otherwise. Institutions billed to meet their requirements. Reciprocal trade terms. Returnable. Shipping and insurance additional. New Jersey sales tax applies to orders shipped withni the state, unless valid resale certificate on file/provided. Visa/MC/Amex, or will hold for seven [7] business days pending receipt of a personal check. Best to call/text/email to reserve.
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Returns are accepted for any reason within 15 days of the estimated delivery date.
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Net 30 to those known to the firm and in good standing. CWO otherwise. Institutions billed to meet their requirements. Reciprocal trade terms. Returnable. Shipping and insurance additional. NJ sales tax applies to orders shipped withni the state, unless valid resale certificate on file/provided. Visa/MC/Amex, or will hold for seven [7] business days pending receipt of a personal check. Best to call/text/email to reserve.
All items arw subject to prior sale and are first editions unless otherwise noted. Dust jackets are present if stated. Other elements such as author signatures are noted. Appropriate sales tax will be applied to purchases. All items are guaranteed as represented.
Returns are accepted for any reason within 15 days of the estimated delivery date.
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32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera offers a curated selection of used, rare and out of print books and printed material across many subject areas to individual and institutional clients.
Our areas of focus include first edition fiction as well as specialty volumes in addiction and recovery, architecture, art, creative non-fiction, essays, history, university presses, mathematics and science among many, many categories.
Our wide range of interests is reflected in our growing and ever-changing inventory. Please browse our categories and titles and join us in finding new readers for previously loved and cared for books. We are confident you will find appealing items for yourself and the book lover in your life.
We also maintain an evolving collection of ephemera including booklets, brochures, maps, periodicals, posters and advertising items.
We are always interested in buying quality single items and personal collections.
TERMS OF SALE
Net 30 to those known to the firm and in good standing. CWO otherwise. Institutions billed to meet their requirements. Reciprocal trade terms. Returnable. Shipping and insurance additional. NJ sales tax applies to orders shipped withni the state, unless valid resale certificate on file/provided. Visa/MC/Amex, or will hold for seven [7] business days pending receipt of a personal check. Best to call/text/email to reserve.
All items arw subject to prior sale and are first editions unless otherwise noted. Dust jackets are present if stated. Other elements such as author signatures are noted. Appropriate sales tax will be applied to purchases. All items are guaranteed as represented.
Returns are accepted for any reason within 15 days of the estimated delivery date.
If you would like to receive email notifications highlighting recent acquisitions, e-catalogs, and sales, please feel free to contact us at info@32.1rarebooks.com.
Our inventory is also available on Amazon, Google Merchant, eBay, ABE Books, Biblio and Alibris.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Paypal.
Member: Independent Online Booksellers Association [IOBA]; The Ephemera Society of America
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