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FREE LAND - Signed
by Lane, Rose Wilder [1886 -1968]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Presentation Copy from the Author. 8vo., 332pp. Original unclipped dustjacket. Stated First Edition. A very good copy. Binding is strong, interior fresh & clean. Boards show slight shelfwear & minor bumps at the corners. Jacket is very good, showing edgewear & light chipping. A wonderful presentation copy given by Lane to her friend, Elsie Jackson, in England. Great lengthy inscription & signature on the title page. Lane was the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" bo oks. Books inscribed by Rose Lane Wilder or Laura Ingalls Wilder [1867-1957] are very uncommon. Rose Wilder Lane [1886 -1968], Danbury, Connecticut) was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, & political theorist & the only surviving chil d of Laura Ingalls Wilder, now the better known writer. Lane's accomplishments remain however quite remarkable. She is considered a seminal force behind the American Libertarian Party. By the time the first Little House book was published by Laura I ngalls Wilder 1932, Rose had already published 10 works of biography & fiction. The daughter's influence on the Mother's work is unmistakable & her contribution to the entire Little House series well documented as Rose collaborated multidimensionall y in the crafting of the entire series.
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- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21223
- Title
- FREE LAND - Signed
- Author
- Lane, Rose Wilder [1886 -1968]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
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