The Last Farmer - An American Memoir [COLLECTIBLE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY]
by Kohn, Howard
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
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Taos, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Summit Books, 1988. Uncorrected Proofs . Large Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Uncorrected Proof" copy - often referred to, but not quite the same as, an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. Fredrick Kohn farmed the family homestead in the Saginaw Valley since his return from World War II. After forty years, with advancing age, failing health, bad weather, falling prices, pesky oil drillers, creeping suburban sprawl, and the exodus of his children, he starts to wonder if maybe the time has come to stop. The habits of a lifetime of hard work and economy are not easy to give up. Nor are the independence, the small gratifications, and the countless responsibilities that are the traditional farmer's lot. This is a rare story of a father's determination and adaptation, a son's realizations about his father, and a family's love for the land that leads to understanding rather than tragedy. 272 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.
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- Bookseller
- bookarrest (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AL439
- Title
- The Last Farmer - An American Memoir [COLLECTIBLE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY]
- Author
- Kohn, Howard
- Format/Binding
- Large Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proofs
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Summit Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR FARMING FARMERS SAGINAW VALLEY MICHIGAN URBAN INCURSION SOCIOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- First Edition
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