A Japanese-American farmer offers a tribute to family, farm and community. In prose of zen-like calm and clarity, Masumoto relates how he learned how to prune vines and survive a storm; to value the knowledge of old farmers and rusty tools; and to take on a leadership role in his Buddhist community.
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A Japanese-American farmer offers a tribute to family, farm and community. In prose of zen-like calm and clarity, Masumoto relates how he learned how to prune vines and survive a storm; to value the knowledge of old farmers and rusty tools; and to take on a leadership role in his Buddhist community.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 302 p. Audience: General/trade. A fine minus to near fine copy in a fine, mylar protected DJ. Inscribed and signed by author on half title page in 1999, and again signed by author on title page; 2nd printing; Bottom edge of back board has two small dents; Former owner's name on front endpaper. 8vo., 302 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x8; First printing inscribed by the author on half-title page and flat-signed on title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp, with light wear to ends of spine. Very light soiling to top edge of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light rubbing and a stain on rear panel, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 302pp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. 1st printing. Signed by Masumoto on title page; also inscribed by him to prior owner on half title page. A tight and clean copy. 302pp. Very nice unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Near fine with bumped foredge and remainder mark on the bottom page edge in a near fine dustwrapper with light rubbing and toning.
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-1. Signed (inscribed) by author on title page. Text block, pages, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper is like new. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
