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From a Limestone Ledge
Some Essays and Other Ruminations About Country Life in Texas
by John Graves
ISBN: 0870744852
ISBN-13: 9780870744853
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
Published date: 2004
Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Pages: 228
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From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations About Country Life in Texas
Graves, John ; Wittliff, Bill (Foreword) ; Wolff, Glenn (Illustrator) ;
Southern Methodist University Press, 2004. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. 2004 Trade Paperback; Still in publisher's shrinkwrap; Clean, square, solid, unmarked, unread brand new book; Pages bright, untanned, unmarked; Glossy wraps colorful; Spine solid, square, uncreased; NO remainder mark; NO writing; NO highlighting; 228 pp.; Originally published by Knopf in 1980, From a Limestone Ledge has never been out of print. John Graves is the author of two other Texas classics, Goodbye to a River and Hard Scrabble. ( more information)
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