Clams, Mussells, Oysters, Scallops and Snails. A Cookbook and a Memoir.
Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1990. Octavo (23.5 x 16.5), 215 pages. FIRST EDITION of this cookbook/memoir by the legendary artist, poet, chef, and raconteur. His 1976 Provincetown Seafood Cookbook was selected by Anthony Bourdain as a favorite "out-of-print cookbook" (NYT, 2006). Born and reared in east-central Mississippi, James Howard Mitcham (1917-1996) studied art at Louisiana State University and spent a number of his early years operating an art gallery on.....