Among the blue-white shadows and graceful curves of freshly fallen snow, the first rains of spring, and the quiet of an early summer morning, Beston brings the reader into an inescapable alliance with the natural world. He translates the philosophy of the Maine farmer into terms as applicable in Manhattan as on the Kennebec. Northern Farm is among the great classics of American nature writing
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Among the blue-white shadows and graceful curves of freshly fallen snow, the first rains of spring, and the quiet of an early summer morning, Beston brings the reader into an inescapable alliance with the natural world. He translates the philosophy of the Maine farmer into terms as applicable in Manhattan as on the Kennebec. Northern Farm is among the great classics of American nature writing
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Seller's Description:
Good. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Illustrated by Thoreau MacDonald. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First edition. Slight spine slant, previous owner's name and date (in pencil) on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (chipped at the spine ends, age darkened) dust jacket.; 246 pages.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover, in price-clipped dust jacket. Moderate shelf and handling wear to book; jacket is toned and edge-worn. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome copy. viii, 246pp.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) The first edition. Hardcover, in price-clipped dust jacket. SIGNED by Henry Beston, with inscription, as follows: "From Northern Farm to Harmony Hill! All the best! Henry Beston." Slight shelf and handling wear to book; jacket is moderately soiled, toned and edge-worn (and now in archival mylar sleeve). Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome copy. viii, 246pp.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's signature on front endpaper; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.