Green spine over buff paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt to spine, printed decoration & lettering to front board, 12mo, 171 pp. + publisher's ads. Moderate spine slant, edgewear to boards. Inscribed on front endpaper by Sanborn. Her fun tale of farming in New England. Kate Sanborn was an author, lecturer, teacher, and farmer. Possibly her most important effort was compiling the first anthology of women's humor. Her own writing is light and humorous making her books both instructive and fun to read.

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Title

Adopting an Abandoned Farm

Publisher

D. Appleton and Company

Publication Date

1892

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Good

Signed

Signed

Seller catalogs

Humor

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Crooked House Books & Paper is based in Portland, Oregon. We offer beautiful and unusual books & ephemera from our website, catalogs, online venues, book fairs and in our showroom. Our specialties include beautiful bindings, cookery, literature, and books by, for & about women.

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OR, U.S.A.

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Rachelle Markley
1602 NE 40th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
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