One of America's most beloved authors and a master of the personal essay, Willie Morris (1934-1999) wrote nineteen books and hundreds of articles and reflections. To honor his memory on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth (November 29, 1934), My Two Oxfords is a special edition of one of these choice essays. In this piece, he addresses the quirky circumstance of having lived in "two of the world's most disparate places." There were two Oxfords in his life--Oxford University in England, where he studied as a ...
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One of America's most beloved authors and a master of the personal essay, Willie Morris (1934-1999) wrote nineteen books and hundreds of articles and reflections. To honor his memory on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth (November 29, 1934), My Two Oxfords is a special edition of one of these choice essays. In this piece, he addresses the quirky circumstance of having lived in "two of the world's most disparate places." There were two Oxfords in his life--Oxford University in England, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar in the 1950s, and Oxford, Mississippi, the home of the University of Mississippi, where he was writer-in-residence when he wrote the essay. Among the obvious contrasts between the two places, Morris finds complexity: "The legendary beauty of the Ole Miss coed is not myth. The girls of Oxford, England, so stringently screened by some of the world's most demanding academic requirements, were often dour; yet the occasional warm-spirited beauty among them was always worth the waiting. . . . By the same token, the intellectual Ole Miss sorority girl of good and gentle disposition is a joyous song in the heart and will endure." This essay is quintessential Morris--lyrical and evocative, a blend of personal experience and memory, history, a strong sense of place, and a bit of whimsy. A foreword by JoAnne Prichard Morris and a photograph by David Rae Morris make this edition a must-have for Willie Morris's many fans.
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New. New hardcover, book is clean and tight. Ltd to 1200 cc This is a special edition, limited to 1, 200 copies, presented at Christmas time to the customers of Blackwell North America in 1993. 21 pages.
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John De Pol. Very Good. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. Signed by Illustrator 32 page fine printed hardcover with two woodcut illustrations by John DePol and text about two Oxfords (Mississippi and England) by Willie Morris. A special 1993 printing by Blackwell North America to present at a Seasons Greetings gift for 1993. The printing was 1200 copies. Pattern paper cover and 2 woodcuts by John DePol and inscribed by him on frontis page. No flaws-beautifully printed.
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Fine; Collectible. Hardcover limited edition of 210 copies, published in 1992. Our copy is number 54, signed by bothe the author and the illustrator. No marks or flaws; no sign of handling or wear. A handsomely bound press book.
