Thompson Phyllis Hoge Eleanor Dickinson (3 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dickinson, Eleanor Hoge - Text Illustrations (illustrator). First Editon Stated. 255 Pages. Very light wear to covers. Interior text pages are near flawless. he Painted Clock, Memoirs of a New Mexico Ghost Town Bride, is the true story of how a newly married couple, somewhat along in years, attempt to adapt themselves to the surprises of life in an almost uninhabited New Mexico ghost town called Mogollon. Husband and wife try to figure out each other as well as the character of their chosen home. The author explores her private responses to things--humorous or serious or quirky--and to the wonderful idiosyncrasies of the neighbors. The book offers a woman's often comic, sometimes moving, perceptions about a town she felt was a man's place and about a man and a woman who lived there. Contents in Twenty Chapters: Nine Miles up the Road, How Come Mogollon? Finding New Mexico, Moving In, Hooked, The Dog the Neighbors and a Pile of Feathers, Potluck, Juanita, Tourists and Real People, Fact and Moonlight, Summer: Easy Livin', A Man's Place, Fall, A World Out There, Winter Interlude, Aliens, The Summer of the Fires, Buckaroo and Other Departures, It's Not That Simple, and It Isn't Over till It's Over.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book has mild rubbing to covers with toning to outer edges and spine areas, light wear to edges, previous owner's stamp on back endpaper. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, bright pages with unmarked text/pictures; some signs of aging but an overall sturdy copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Off-white paper wraps with maroon and black lettering. Title and copyright pages dated 1975. Stated that this is one of 500 copies printed in Honolulu by SB Printers. Unpaginated. In very good condition. Covers are slightly toned with some foxing. Very little evidence of wear otherwise. Binding remains secure, with no loose pages. SIGNED and inscribed on half-title page by author Phyllis Hoge Thompson: "For the man who took care of things and me, with warm ---- Phyllis. Honolulu La Pietra April 1977". Pages are free of marks or tears, with original linocuts by Eleanor Dickinson pulled directly from the blocks by The Third & Elm Press. A very good, clean copy overall that has been signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).