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The Harvest of a Quiet Eye

The Harvest of a Quiet Eye

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The Harvest of a Quiet Eye

by Shepard, Odell

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Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. Essays, poems, & country thoughts, the "simple chronicle of a man, weary of the great city, who sought 'fresh woods and pastures new' along the lanes and byways of the New England countryside." Harvard-educated Shepard taught English at Yale and Trinity College; he is best-remembered as an editor of Thoreau, Longfellow, and Louisa May Alcott's works, and for his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Bronson Alcott. Hardcover in the scarce jacket, as pictured; first edition (first printing) with date on title & copyright pages. Light wear to book, corners lightly rubbed, small scuff to front cover, pencil names on free ensheet & opposite half-title, THREE PAGES with some purple INK UNDERLINING, else very good; jacket a bit rubbed & scuffed, small hole to front panel mended internally with non-archival but non-yellowing tape; minor tears & small chips. [12], 282 pages, mostly small line drawings of moody landscapes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. Illus. by Beatrice Stevens. Octavo.

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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
v0488
Title
The Harvest of a Quiet Eye
Author
Shepard, Odell
Illustrator
Beatrice Stevens
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication
Boston / New York
Date Published
1927
Size
Octavo
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Nature, Contemplation, New England, Essays, Modern First Editions, BIBLIO-LIVE-3

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