Search Results: Authors starting with A from Going for Golden

Exterior shows slight wear with sticker blemish and crease on cover; interior is fresh with pages clean and tight, bouncy and bright.

Sewanee is the reprint of a chapter out of William Alexander Percy's 1941 book, Lanterns on the Levee. It describes his education at the "genteel and inexpensive" University of the South in Sewanee.
The introduction is by Walker Percy, one of three brothers, adopted by their cousin, the poet/author William Alexander Percy himself. It provides an insightful, admiring and tantalising taste of the character of their cousin.
The reader is assured that his ability to communicate himself, to convey his authenticity, "carries over faithfully to the cold printed page" and so we move ahead with anticipation to learn of the early education of this remarkable man.

Inscribed/dedicated by the author with barely any sign of use. This 2000 publication is well organized with more than half of the 144 pp devoted to ceramics (further subdivided into 23 categories), with nine more categories, a bibliography, index, comprehensive account of markings and a nod to fakes and forgeries. 533 color photos specifically taken for the book complement the text.