Notes on a Country Library
by August Heckscher
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- Paperback
- Condition
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Pleasanton, California, United States
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About This Item
Seal Harbor, ME: High Loft, 1981. [9] pp. Approximately 5 1/4 x 8 1/2". LIMITED EDITION of 150 copies. Brown stiff paper covers with title and woodcut in a boxed border on front cover, stitched binding, printed, & bound at High Loft by August Heckscher, woodcuts by Nancy McCormick, minor corner creasing, in fine conditon.August Heckscher II (1913 - 1997) was an American author, correspondent, speech writer and biographer as well as an arts consultant in the White House during John F. Kennedy's administration. He was also a NY parks commisioner among other things during his diverse career. He wrote a well-known biography of Woodrow Wilson. This sweet little pamphlet tells a more personal story of what kinds of books should be in a country library, being that "the essence of a country library is that it should be for browsing, full of surprises, its treasures appearing as if by chance and then losing themselve irrecoverably for a while." First printed in The Christian Science Monitor, September 1974. Worldcat shows only 3 library holdings. (as of 1/20)
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- Bookseller
- The Book Lair, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL-002258
- Title
- Notes on a Country Library
- Author
- August Heckscher
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- High Loft
- Place of Publication
- Seal Harbor, ME
- Date Published
- 1981
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The Book Lair deals in rare and/or interesting items in many fields with a focus on Miniature Books and Modern Firsts. We are especially interested in unique cookbooks, children's books, Californiana, Edward Gorey, John Steinbeck, Stephen King, and Ian Fleming/James Bond Books.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
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