Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Dorrance & Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
ISBN 10: 0805915494 ISBN 13: 9780805915495
Anbieter: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dorrance & Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1971. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for the word "fiction" on the rear pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good +; superficial bleached spots at the head and bottom tip of rear board. DJ: Very Good; closed tear on rear panel at top: missing small pieces at the head and lower tips. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. 48 pp 8vo. This is a book of historical fiction based on the author's childhood on the frontier near Caldwell Kansas. The principal is Linda Reedy who moved with her family to the Kansas Prairie with a community of farmers which they become a part of. The book gives the reader a look at the pleasures that American youth used to enjoy- close relationships with parents and family, growing up with responsibilities, and the chances to learn. A clean very presentable adolescent book in a Brodart mylar jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Pine Hill Press, Freeman, SD, 1978
Anbieter: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, USA
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Pine Hill Press, Freeman, SD. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Edition, 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bump to the textblock top with a slight bend to the top edge of the first 36 pages and the front wrap; else Fine. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in the binding. 155 pp 8vo. This is an historical novel which may be classes as Americana. It is the story of an American frontier and the life that ran parallel with it. It is told with bits of fiction and an abundance of fact which is mostly stranger than fiction. The author was born in the Cherokee Strip of OK soon after it was opened to settlers in 1893 where her father and both grandfathers made the race. Her novel is based on the true life of her and her family as the region was settled. The dates, places and events are authentic but the names and personalities have been altered for publication. A clean very presentable copy.
Verlag: Mennonite Press, North Newton, KS, 1973
Anbieter: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine/very good, used, 155pp. Interior clean, no marks except authors inscription and signature on the ffep. Pages near bright. Binding tight. Rubbing to dj, no chips, tiny tears to the head of the spine. Signed by Author(s).
Erscheinungsdatum: 1973
Anbieter: Ghost River Rare and Used Books, Cremona, AB, Kanada
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Zustand: Good -. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1973 155 pp b/w photos A story of the American frontier and some of the pioneers that settled it The author who born in the Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma soon after it was opened to white settlers on September 16, 1893 DJ has a 1/2" tear to bottom edge front, a few spots of stains and a circle left by a tea cup on the front New plastic cover A sticker of author's name and address on bottom of front flap Corner clip to top of front flap but $500 hand written below clip Illustrated, golden cloth on boards binding has bumps to corners and a crease to bottom corner front; a few spots of stain to back cover Former owner's name on ffep as well as an inscription from the author to the purchaser of the book The text is clean and secure, a small bend to bottom corner of the pages, not a major flaw A very interesting book printed by the Mennonite Press, North Newton, Kansas Signed by Author Presumed First HC and DJ Good -/Fair 9 1/4 x 6 1/4.