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New York: George H. Doran, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean orange cloth boards with black decorative title box on cover, black lettering on spine. Tiny spots of wear to spine ends. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Decorated endpapers; previous owner custom bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Frontispiece illustration. No statement of edition. Pages and edges are clean and bright. 247 pages..

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Hardcover first edition, no dust jacket. Clean orange cloth boards with man's face with icebag on top of it on cover, blue and brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings by R. Osborne. 126 pages..

Old Greenwich, Connecticut: Devin-Adair Company, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing.. Clean hardcover book in original dust jacket. Clean bright yellow cloth boards with dark green lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Brief Christmas inscription on front pastedown beneath jacket flap. Illustrated with drawings by Frank Norris Todd. 48 pages with Index. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light soiling, no chips, a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Everything the backyard beekeeper needs to know by one of America's foremost beemen. Includes Appendix with other recommended books and journals for the beekeeper..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1915. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1915. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good/no dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing (Published September, 1915). Clean decorated American trade binding, with fifteen illustrations from photographs. Green cloth boards with red, white and black illustration on cover, white lettering on cover and spine. Faintest hint of soiling; tiny pin-head size spot of wear to bottom edge of front board. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Author inscription at top edge of front free endpaper ("Presented to Jessica B. Jones by the author 1915). Frontispiece photograph with tissue guard. 367 pages with bibliography..

New York: Harper, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean ivory boards with burgundy spine, white lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 370 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, this book makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet. It is a story of a year in which the author and her family made every attempt to feed themselves animals and vegetables whose provenance they really knew..

Woodstock, Vermont: Countryman Press, 1976. Book. Very Good+. Paperback. Fifth Printing.. Clean trade paperback - size approx. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Clean illustrated cover. No creasing or chipping. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Illustrated throughout with drawings. 264 pages with index..

New York: MacMillan, 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition.. Clean hardcover book from the Rural Science Series, Revised Edition. Blue cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering and title box on cover, gold lettering on spine. Tiny spots of wear at top spine edge and corner tips. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs. 490 pages with Index..

New York: Broadway, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. As-new hardcover book in unclipped dust jacket. Green boards with burgundy spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 286 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. By the author of "Under the Tuscan Sun", in this book we get to experience an Italian spring at her beloved housse, Bramasole in Cortona, Italy..

Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition.. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books, 1987. Second edition. Near Fine. Clean and solid Second Edition. Unfaded brown boards with stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Profusely illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings. 296 pages with index. Choosing a building site, designing your cabin, felling and preparing logs, excavating and laying your foundation, estimating construction costs, passive solar heat, available kits, and so much more..

Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Clean hardcover first edition and dust jacket. Clean brown boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Very nice illustrations by Glenn Devery. 222 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, unclipped; some fading to edges; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The joy and adventure of building a life away from it all in a woodland retreat..

New York: John Day Co., 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: John Day Co., 1940. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Clean green cloth boards with small illustration in black and gold on cover, black title box with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Illustrated endpapers, with previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper. 222 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight fading to spine, some edge wear and closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Nature..

New York: North Point Press, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: North Point Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Fine First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. As-new condition. Clean beige boards with beige cloth spine, gold metallic lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 191 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Granddaughter of immigrant New England farmers whose way of life she memorialized to much acclaim in her first two books, the author explores the place of the family farm as it has evolved from the Pilgrims' brutal progress at Plymouth to the modern world, where much of our food is produced by industrial agriculture while the small farm is both marginalized and romanticized. A moving, graceful elegy for the American farm by way of narrating… Leer más

Hermes House, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Clean illustrated softcover book with French flaps. No chipping, soiling or fading; soft vertical crease to rear panel. All pages are clean - no names, writing or marks. Thoroughly illustrated with full color photographs. 512 pages with Index. The most complete, comprehensive book on survival that I have seen.a real life saver..

New York: Schoken Books, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Schoken Books, 1979. Stated First Edition . Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition (and first printing with full number line) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Very clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with 18 photographs. 194 pages with index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The Nearings began their story and message of an alternative life style in the book "Living the Good Life". Here they continue their story with practical knowledge of 50 years of experience. This book covers the 25 years since 1952, during which time they have been homesteading in Maine. Here are the details of growing and storing one's own food, of retoring the soil by the… Leer más

New York: William Morrow, 1997. Book. Illus. by Warren Kimble, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Fine first edition in fine jacket. Clean ivory bards with beige cloth spine, crisp black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Beautifully decorated color endpapers; no previous owner markings. Signed press release and letter about the book from the publisher is laid in. Illustrated by Warren Kimble. All pages and edges are clean. 270 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Over 150 recipes that bring riends and family to the table--from Yankee Pot Roast, Sherpherd-s Pie with Turnip-Potato Crust, and Venison Pepper Steak to Apple Oatmeal Crisp and Buttermilk Bread..

London: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd., 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. London: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd., 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean brown cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Beautifully illustrated by Stewart Wal;ton, Tony Kerins, Liz Butler. 248 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Clear illustrated instructions and over 250 recipes for cooks who would like to make sausages, brew beer, cure ham, churn butter, press cheeses, dry mushrooms, bake breads and so much more..

Garden City, New York: Anchor Books (Anchor Press / Doubleday ), 1976. Book. Illus. by Leona Walden, Illustrator. Very Good+. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing.. Garden City, New York: Anchor Books (Anchor Press / Doubleday ), 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+. Leona Walden, Illustrator. Large trade paperback (size approx. 8-1/4" x 11"). Clean cover, one very small corner crease, no chipping or soiling. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated by Leona Walden. Photographs by Sally Bailey. 381 pages with index. "How to negotiate a land purchase, dig a well, grow vegetables organically, build a fence and shed, deliver a goat, spin yarn and raise a flock of good egg-laying hens, all at the least possible expense and with minimum reliance on outside and professional help." This practical, step-by-step book covers it all!.

Suffolk, England: Brechinset Publications, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition, SIGNED by author, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean green boards with gold lettering on spine. Very lightly bumped corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper: "To Mary Jane - Best wishes. So nice to have met you. Thank you for nice day in New York. - Peggy Cole." Illustrated with photographs, drawings. Foreword by Ronald Blythe. 160 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Country living memoir from Suffolk, England with recipes, gardening advice, humor and good common sense..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1944. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated First Edition in clean original dust jacket. Clean unfaded green cloth boards with cream lettering and small worm-eaten apple decoration on cover, cream lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated by the author. 70 pages. Clean dust jacket has one shallow edge chip at top edge of front panel (1/4" deep, 1" wide), several short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1944. Book. Illus. by Robert Lawson, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1944. Stated First edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Robert Lawson, Illustrator. Stated First Edition in clean original dust jacket. Beige cloth boards with green lettering and small apple decoration on cover, green lettering on spine. No bumping or wear; very light soiling. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Wonderful illustrations by the author. 70 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, has a few tiny short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..