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HOW TO MAKE A COUNTRY PLACE : AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUCCESSES AND THE MISTAKES OF AN AMATEUR IN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF FARMING, BUILDING, AND DEVELOPMENT: TOGETHER WITH A PRACTICAL PLAN FOR SECURING A HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT INCOME, STARTING WITH SMALL CAPITAL (SIGNED)
by Sawyer, Joseph Dillaway
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.25 in., pp. xvi, 412. Inscribed, signed, and dated (1914) by the author on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photographs. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt frame, door-knocker design, and title to front. Gilt door-knocker and title to spine. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities, with fraying to bottom of spine. A few stains, moisture marks, and light soiling to boards. Corners bumped and just showing. Semi-gloss paper. Front hinge tender, but holding; crack to hinge at pp. 192/193, but threads holding.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86908
- Title
- HOW TO MAKE A COUNTRY PLACE : AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUCCESSES AND THE MISTAKES OF AN AMATEUR IN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF FARMING, BUILDING, AND DEVELOPMENT: TOGETHER WITH A PRACTICAL PLAN FOR SECURING A HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT INCOME, STARTING WITH SMALL CAPITAL (SIGNED)
- Author
- Sawyer, Joseph Dillaway
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Orange Judd Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- homesteading
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Inscribed
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