Transcendental Wild Oats and Excerpts from the Fruitlands Diary Tapa dura - 1981

Harvard, Massachussetts: Harvard Common Press, 1981. first thus. hardcover. Book VG+: clean, square, tight, unmarked./DJ VG: color bleed at bottom of DJ, else near fine, NOT clipped ($8.95). J. Streeter Fowke. 12mo 92pp. with introduction by William Henry Harrison. from front flap: "In a twilight drizzle, a large wagon bearing an ill-assorted load of visionaries, philosophers, and children approaches the red farmhouse where transcendental salvation lies: Fruitlands. True, the property boasts only about ten ancient apple tress, but the founders of this 1843 utopian commune firmly believe that "plenteous orchards were soon to be evoked from their inner consciousness." So begins Louisa May Alcott's light-hearted account of her girlhood year at Bronson Alcott's short-lived communal experiment. Transcendental Wild Oats satirizes the men whose ideas were to have come to fruition in the Fruitlands experiment, and pokes mild fun at the practical value of those ideas." #01676c2.

Harvard, Massachussetts: Harvard Common Press, 1981. first thus. hardcover. Book VG+: writing on FFEP, else clean, tight, unmarked/DJ VG: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped ($8.95). J Streeter Fowke. 12mo 92pp. with introduction by William Henry Harrison. from front flap: "In a twilight drizzle, a large wagon bearing an ill-assorted load of visionaries, philosophers, and children approaches the red farmhouse where transcendental salvation lies: Fruitlands. True, the property boasts only about ten ancient apple tress, but the founders of this 1843 utopian commune firmly believe that "plenteous orchards were soon to be evoked from their inner consciousness." So begins Louisa May Alcott's light-hearted account of her girlhood year at Bronson Alcott's short-lived communal experiment. Transcendental Wild Oats satirizes the men whose ideas were to have come to fruition in the Fruitlands experiment, and pokes mild fun at the practical value of those ideas." #01675.

Harvard Common Press, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Harvard Common Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Crisp, clean pages with no owners' marks; the hard cover shows light shelfwear at heel and bottom corners, and the dust jacket bears a few small surface chips at the upper spine and spine head, fading of the blue lettering, a shallow crease along the top front, and minor chipping at corners, otherwise attractive and well-kept. 92pp.; 12mo.

Harvard, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1981. First printing of this edition, originally published 1873. Brown cloth with dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition with tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and is also near fine with no chips or tears.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Harvard Common Press, 1981-11. Hardcover. Good.