For Charles Champlin, formerly a writer-correspondent for Time and Life magazines and since 1965 an editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, his "other time" was the nineteen-thirties. His "other place," where he was born and spent his boyhood and early adolescence, was the lovely Finger Lakes village of Hammondsport in western New York State. Its population was, and is, 1,200, and it was a fine place to grow up: Keuka Lake to swim in, band concerts in the park on Saturday nights, wagonloads of grapes rumbling ...
Read More
For Charles Champlin, formerly a writer-correspondent for Time and Life magazines and since 1965 an editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, his "other time" was the nineteen-thirties. His "other place," where he was born and spent his boyhood and early adolescence, was the lovely Finger Lakes village of Hammondsport in western New York State. Its population was, and is, 1,200, and it was a fine place to grow up: Keuka Lake to swim in, band concerts in the park on Saturday nights, wagonloads of grapes rumbling through town to the wineries, which continue to make fine champagnes and wines. Glenn Hammond Curtiss manufactured airplanes there in the early years of the century, and in the thirties you could watch planes practice looping the loop on summer afternoons. Over the years, Champlin's reminiscences about Hammondsport in his newspaper columns have evoked warm response. Readers who grew up thousands of miles from Steuben County, New York, say they find echoes of their own times and their own places in his tales of home.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine Condition in Good jacket. Remainder mark. Dust Jacket sunned. Previous owner's name blacked over. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: New Hampshire; ISBN: 0815602359. ISBN/EAN: 9780815602354. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20068.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. AO5-DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling on some edges and corners, discoloration on the spine and gutters, crease on the front inside flap, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book is lightly cocked, some rubbing on the spine edges and gutter edges, and light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book was signed by the author and inscribed to previous owner "For Dorothy-From daughter Barbara and the author-with all warm regards, Charles Champlin 4-21-90." It includes a laid in letter from the author, that he signed with his letterhead, to the previous owner thanking her for appreciating his book. Foreword by Ray Bradbury.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Signed & inscribed by author to previous owner on endpaper, 1989 Syracuse 1st edition, Fine/Fine-minus DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has fading to color on spine-otherwise Like New, clean & square, no other markings, not a remainder, a nice copy.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. Book Fine hardcover first edition, first printing in clean unworn jacket (now in new archival quality removable clear mylar cover). Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. 213 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. A beautiful memoir and tribute to Hammondsport, New York on the shores of Keuka Lake in Finger Lakes wine country, and a sweet reminiscence of the author's boyhood there.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. 1989, inscribed to "Ron and Connie" by the author. Dust jacket like new. Book is in very good condition with minimal wear and no markings. Looks like an interesting title!
