A Farmer's Alphabet

Jaffery, NH: David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc, 1981. 1st. As New. Mary Azarian. 1st edition, 8th printing. As New Condition. No DJ. Gray and red boards. Gold lettering on spine. Self-portrait of Mary Azarian, the author and illustrator creating a woodcut on the front cover. Mary Azarian lives in Plainfield, Vermont and when she first came to Vermont taught at one of the last one-room schoolhouses in Vermont. Vermont's department of education contracted her to write and design a Farmers Alphabet, the the idea of creating a decorative teaching aid that would celebrate some of rural traditions that are still around today. David Godine, the publisher, well known for his beautiful books, was at the time (1981) living in Jaffery New Hampshire himself. This oversized book is a rare find and a beautiful example of Mary Azarian's work. 28pg. Colophon.