A Frolic Of His Own SIGNED

Hoopes, Clement R.

Published by The Devin-Adair Company, 1969

About this Item

1st edition hardcover in taupe cloth boards, spine ends and corners still sharp, gift dedication on fep from author to Lily & Erskine with happy recollections of Upperville and the hope they may see the film. DJ in new mylar unclipped, sunned spine but displays well. 275 pp. "Clem Hoopes knows his Amish. He knows the traumas of the Amish youth who embarks upon 'a frolic of his own.'. He spins a story and weaves a pattern of truth." (from the rear cover). Story of young Amos Stolzfux, who had just escaped from the closed-in world of 1930s Pennsylvania's Amish people. As Amos maneuvered his way through the crowded city streets he wondered what awaited him in the austere low offices of a man he had met only once, when he sold him a pig at a farm show.

Seller Inventory # 27884

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Frolic Of His Own SIGNED
• Publisher: The Devin-Adair Company
• Publication Date: 1969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • ADULT FICTION