The Egg and I: Life on a Wilderness Chicken Ranch Told with Wit and High Humor
by MacDonald, Betty
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1945. BOMC Dividend . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book details author's attempt to achieve a simpler life. . . Book is divided into Sections: Part One - Such Duty, Part Two - November, Part Three - Spring, Part Four - Summer, Part Five - Autumn. 287 pp. Green cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine only, gilt rooster at bottom corner of front panel. Spine ends are rubbed, fon ffep. Unclipped, unpriced DJ is chipped at spine ends, spine sunned to light green, red price tag on front panel. 'Dear Member:' of the BOMC laid in. Bookseller's Inventory # 154984.
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- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004984
- Title
- The Egg and I: Life on a Wilderness Chicken Ranch Told with Wit and High Humor
- Author
- MacDonald, Betty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- BOMC Dividend
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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