The Hermitage Bookshop

10/12/2026

Marion Harris Neil (principal of a cooking school in Philadelphia and author of gems like Sixty-Five Delicious Dishes Made With Bread) is ready to teach you how to use America’s favorite vegetable shortening in this Crisco cookbook.

Itching to cook? Grab this copy in the shop or on our website, linked in our bio.
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Neil, Marion Harris. The Story of Crisco. Cincinnati: Procter & Gamble Co., 1920. Sixteenth edition.
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10/09/2026

A Crystal Age didn’t end up ruining Hudson’s career. The second edition was published under his name, and he successfully entered the naturalist world, discovering two Patagonian bird species!

Check out this unique copy of utopian literature through the Catalyst link in our bio or come see it in the shop.
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[Hudson, W. H.]. A Crystal Age. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1887. First edition, first printing.
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10/07/2026

The book-lovers head tilt is alive and well here. Come practice it in the shop!
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10/05/2026

Did you know Rexy started as a scientific drawing in a dinosaur text book?!

Check out this pair in our sci-fi catalogue through the link in our bio or come see it in the shop.
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Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First edition, first printing.

Carroll, Robert T. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1988. First edition, first printing.

09/30/2026

Fun fact! Webster Edgerly also went by the name Ralston (hence, Ralston Health Club) and was a huge advocate of whole grain cereal. He joined with Purina Mills to make breakfast cereal, eventually merging into Ralston-Purina in 1902. Ever had a bowl of Chex? Thank Webster Edgerly.

Order through the link in our bio or visit us in shop if you’re interested in this awesome piece of 1920s esoterica!
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Shaftesbury, Edmund. Future Seeing and Philosophy of Philosophies. Meriden, CT: Ralston University Press, 1926. Later printing.
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09/25/2026

Coming next Friday: our sci-fi Catalyst! Prepare for blastoff (and a truly extraterrestrial collection of new arrivals) by subscribing through the link in our bio.
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09/24/2026

Happy Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald!

Already dripping with pearlescent glaze of the Jazz Age, these first and early printings of young Fitzgerald’s works introduce the mind that eventually brought us The Great Gatsby.

Flappers and Philosophers: second printing of Fitzgerald’s first collection of short stories (written before he flunked out of Princeton) in scarce dust jacket.

The Vegetable: first edition of Fitzgerald’s only play with a charming owner’s bookplate.

Tales of the Jazz Age: first edition of the first anthology to include “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Raise a glass to another year of flappers and green lights. Message or visit us in the shop if you’re interested.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1920. Second printing.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Vegetable. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1923. First edition, first printing.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tales of the Jazz Age. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1922. First edition, first printing.
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07/01/2026

SIGNED BOURDAIN!

Bourdain, Anthony. Les Halles Cookbook. New York: Bloomsbury, 2004. First edition, first printing.

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Signed by Anthony Bourdain, this first edition of Les Halles Cookbook captures the wit, swagger, and unapologetic love of French bistro cuisine that made him one of the most influential culinary voices of his generation. A remarkable collectible from the chef who changed how the world thought about food.

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05/11/2026

https://aeon.co/essays/the-role-of-literature-as-the-key-to-personal-freedom

Stripped of easy moralising, literature makes us relish the search for truth in an age when many believe truth to be dead

05/06/2026