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AN ISLAND GARDEN by Thaxter, Celia
Description
1988. Thaxter, Celia. AN ISLAND GARDEN. Introduction by Allen Lacy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. first printing. 126pp. color illustrations Childe Hassam. 4to. green cloth, gilt. Minor sunning on spine, else as new hardcover in illustrated slipcase
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Book summary
Thaxter spent much of her life on Isles of Shoals, off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In this classic volume, first published in 1894, she describes how she made her garden grow in this challenging environment. Childe Hassam's paintings and chapter illuminations are included.
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