The Country of the Pointed Firs Maroon cloth over boards; spine title box, titles in gold; wonderfully illustrated wraparound jacket. red & black calligraphy ja - 1991
by Sarah Orne Jewett
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
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Details
- Title The Country of the Pointed Firs
- Author Sarah Orne Jewett
- Illustrator Introduction and Illustrations © 1991 by Douglas Alford. Calligraphy by Jim Sadler.
- Binding Maroon cloth over boards; spine title box, titles in gold; wonderfully illustrated wraparound jacket. Red & black calligraphy ja
- Edition 1st printing
- Condition Used - Fine
- Pages 199
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher David R Godine, Boston, Horticultural Hall
- Date 1991
- Bookseller's Inventory # HW05jewett91me1st
- ISBN 9780879238940 / 0879238941
- Weight 1.64 lbs (0.74 kg)
- Dimensions 10.2 x 7.6 x 0.9 in (25.91 x 19.30 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91055140
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles.
I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch.
Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog.
Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings.
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