Louisa May Alcott is fascinated by her Concord neighbor Henry David Thoreau. He carries a flute in his pocket and a pencil behind his ear, and he takes the children of the town on nature excursions. Writing is difficult for Louisa, so she admires the way Mr. Thoreau can jot down a few lines in his notebook when a thought occurs. Through their friendship, will Mr. Thoreau be able to help Louisa find her own inspiration?
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Louisa May Alcott is fascinated by her Concord neighbor Henry David Thoreau. He carries a flute in his pocket and a pencil behind his ear, and he takes the children of the town on nature excursions. Writing is difficult for Louisa, so she admires the way Mr. Thoreau can jot down a few lines in his notebook when a thought occurs. Through their friendship, will Mr. Thoreau be able to help Louisa find her own inspiration?
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. jacket worn at edges, spine worn, flaps faded; cover of copy has wear at edges, foxing of upper end of text block. 244 p. Includes index.
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Near Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 144. viii, 144 pp. Remainder spray on lower page edges. The corners are bumped, and the cover is slightly shelf-soiled. Price written at upper corner of front free endpaper. The jacket is scuffed at the head and foot of the spine, with a 1/4" closed tear at the base of the front flap fold.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. viii, 244 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. 1980 edition with DJ. Binding strong, pages tight. No marks or writing. DJ shows normal wear
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Very Good. 244p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Stamp on bottom edge, and spine lightly tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly tanned and shelf-worn, but essentially intact. A biography of Chicago's first female mayor, illustrated with a section of black and white photographs.
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Small 4to. Beige cloth spine with blue lettering and red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 244pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Mild binding and jacket edgewear. Tight, quite nice first edition of this account of Chicago's first female mayor--this copy boldly inscribed and signed in black ballpoint on front flyleaf by this husband-and-wife journalistic team: She writes "For Tom & Cassie--/ Love & thanks for / the good times. / 5/22/81 / Lori Granger" and below this he too signs, adding the same date. Bill Granger (1941-2012) was a well-known Chicago reporter and novelist. Tom Hollatz was a Chicago crime reporter, John Dillinger scholar and author of "Gangster Holidays: The Lore and Legends of the Bad Guys" (1987).
