HOW TO MAKE A COUNTRY PLACE : AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUCCESSES AND THE MISTAKES OF AN AMATEUR IN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF FARMING, BUILDING, AND DEVELOPMENT: TOGETHER WITH A PRACTICAL PLAN FOR SECURING A HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT INCOME, STARTING WITH SMALL CAPITAL (SIGNED)
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.25 in., pp. xvi, 412. Inscribed, signed, and dated (1914) by the author on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photographs. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt frame, door-knocker design, and title to front. Gilt door-knocker and title to spine. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities, with fraying to bottom of spine. A few stains, moisture marks, and light soiling to boards. Corners bumped and just showing. Semi-gloss paper. Front hinge tender, but holding; crack to hinge at pp. 192/193, but threads holding. Good. Item #86908
Price: $225.00
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