Verlag: University of Georgia Press, c.1990,, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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hardcover, Zustand: fair, University of Georgia Press, c.1990, 1st. 8vo., cloth, 374pp., ex-lib.- spine label, pocket, stamps, tape-marked covers, fair $.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Printing Stated. Name on FFEP. 374 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.66.
Verlag: Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.: University of Georgia Press, 1990, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, 1st edition, book is listed as a very good copy only due to bottom edges of about ten pages at back of book having small closed tears and/or small scraped areas near hinge that were probably caused when slightly stuck together pages where opened, otherwise, book and protected DJ appear in near fine condition; former owner's initials written on top corner of free front endpaper, illustrated with a photosection, 8vo., 374 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.
Verlag: Bogart, Georgia, U.S.A.: Univ of Georgia Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. hardcover in very good condition with very good dust jacket.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Zustand: Used - Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
Verlag: Brand: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. The world of Magnolia Le Guin, like that of countless farm women, was defined by and confined to home and family. Born in 1869 into the rural, white, agrarian society of Georgia's central piedmont, she raised eight children virtually on her own, yet never in her life ventured farther than thirty miles from her birthplace. Her situation, however extreme, was not unique in her day. What distinguished Le Guin was her love of writing, her need to write about being a wife and mother--despite a daunting workload and burden of responsibilities that left her with little free time or energy.In a plain, idiomatic style, these diaries detail some of the most trying, but nonetheless fulfilling, years of her life. At the same time, "A Home-Concealed Woman" (her own self-descriptive phrase) provides a firsthand view of the hardships of subsistence farming, the material culture of rural society, and the codes to which Le Guin as a white woman, a southerner, and an evangelical Christian adhered.The most striking feature of Le Guin's world is that it was confined almost entirely to the indoors, from the bedrooms where her children were born and where her parents lay ill and died to the stove room where the daily meals were cooked and cleared. Her husband's prominence in their small community and the size of their extended families meant that Le Guin hosted an endless flow of callers and overnight guests--more than one hundred in the summer of 1906 alone. Managing an already busy household under these conditions so occupied her time that she treasured every respite: "I was truly glad when I felt the sprinkling of the rain. I was so glad I couldn't content myself indoors washing dishes, sweeping floors, making beds, etc etc, so I just postponed those things and churning too awhile and betook myself out in the misty rain with a new brushbroom and swept a lot of this large yard and inhaled the sweet air scented with rain-settling dust."Less idyllic sentiments also fill Le Guin's diaries, for the anger and anxiety she could not publicly express found a voice in their pages: "I feel rebellious once in awhile at my lot--so much drudgery and so much company to cook for and in meantime my own affairs, my own children, my little baby--all going neglected." Though condescending outbursts about her hired help reveal Le Guin's racial attitudes, her endemic prejudice is tempered by her many expressions of genuine concern for individual blacks close to her family.As writer Ursula K. Le Guin suggests in her foreword, the diary may be the best suited literary form for approximating "the actual gait of people's lives." In Magnolia Le Guin's diary, prayerful entreaties for strength and guidance mingle with daily news about her family, providing a constant background against which major events such as births and deaths, holidays and harvests take place. The reader's admiration for Le Guin will grow as the details of her life emerge and accumulate.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press,, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
Anbieter: Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers, Trenton, SC, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. Minimal shelfwear to this first edition hardback. Crisp, shiny DJ (no tears). NOT library discard. ;
Verlag: The University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD.
Verlag: First edition, published by The University of Georgia Press, Athens, 1990., 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Book and dust jacket are bumped at spine tips. Dust jacket is also lightly bumped along top edges. 374 pages with index plus ten illustrations.
Verlag: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
Anbieter: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition, Inscribed by Charles LeGuin on half title. Book has bumped upper corners, else fine. DJ has bumped upper corners, small crease on upper front gutter and some light general edge wear. Illustrated with b & w photos. Contains 2 appendices and an index. Foreword by Ursula LeGuin. Book reveals an insular, agrarian, southern world in the early 20th century. Inscribed by Author(s).
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
Anbieter: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: USED_FINE. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with full number line. A fine copy with a fine mylar protected DJ. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #144.
Verlag: Athens GA London UK. 1990. Univ. Of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
Anbieter: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, USA
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Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. green cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). b&w frontis. portrait. xxxii+374p. genealogical tree. acknowledgments. afterword. recipes. illnesses & remedies. index. american history. biography. autobiography. memoirs. gastronomy. southern cuisine. folk medicine. ~ The world of Magnolia La Guin, like that of countless farm women was defined by and confined to home and family. Born in 1869 into the rural, white, society of Georgia's central piedmont, she raised eight children virtually on her own, yet never in her life ventured farther than thirty miles from her birthplace. Her situation, however extreme, was not unique in her day. What distinguished Le Guin was her love of writing, her need to write about being a wife and mother~despite of responsibilites that left her little free time or energy. In a plain, idiomatic style, these diaries detail some of the most trying, but nonetheless fulfilling, years of her life. At the same time, A Home~Concealed Woman (her own self~descriptive phrase) provides a firsthand view of the hardships of subsistence farming, the material culture and the codes to which Le Guiin, a white woman, a southerner, and an evangelical Christian, adhered.The most striking feature of Le Guins world is that it was confined almost entirely to the indoors, from the bedrooms where her children were born and where her parents lay ill and died to the stove room where the daily meals were cooked and cleared. Her husband's prominence in their small community and the size of their extended families meant that Le hosted an endless flow of callers and overnight guests ~more than one hundred in the summer of 1906 alone. Managing an already busy household under these conditions so occupied her time that she treasured every respite: "I was truly glad when I felt the sprinkling of the rain. I was so glad I couldn't content myself indoors washing dishes, sweeping floors, making beds, etc etc, so I just postponed those things and churning too awhile and betook myself out in the misty rain with a new brushbroom and swept a lot of this large yard and inhaled the sweet air scented with rain~settling dust." Less idyllic sentiments also fill Le Guin diaries, for the anger and anxiety she could not publicly express found a voice in their pages: "I feel rebellious once in awhile at my lot ~so much drudgery and so much company to cook for and in meantime my own affairs, my own children, my little baby~all going neglected." Though condescending outbursts about her hired help reveal Le Guins racial attitudes, her endemic prejudice is tempered by her many expressions of genuine concern for individual blacks close to her family. As writer Ursula K. Le Guin suggests in her foreword, the diary may be the best suited literary form for approximating "the actual gait of people's lives." In Magnolia Le Guins diary, prayerful entreaties for strength and guidance mingle with daily news about her farnily, providing a constant background against which major events such as births and deaths. holidays and harvests take place. The reader's admiration for Le Guin will grow as the details of her life emerge and accumulate.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
Anbieter: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Fine. First Edition. (1st) 1901-1913. Edited by Charles A. Le Guin, Foreword by Ursula Le Guin. Large, heavy book, green cloth, dark green lettering and light spotting on spine, dark green color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 374 pages, top edge of first front end paper neatly cut off--owner's name? DJ glossy and colorfullly designed in light and darker green, a beautiful color-illustration on front of a rural home, small photo of Le Guin at top back. Very Fine DJ, Very Good book.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: NEW. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Zustand: NEW.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. New.
Verlag: Brand: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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Hardcover. Zustand: New.
Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
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hardcover. Zustand: NEW. In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!.
Verlag: Univ of Georgia Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 0820312363 ISBN 13: 9780820312361
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: NEW. 374 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.