6/2/2023 0 Comments The outermost house bookWith all 31 wonderful black and white photographs by William A. With edge rubbing and 2 short closed tears along the folds. The jacket has light chipping and small pieces missing from the top and bottom of the spine ends and at the corners. In a charming dust jacket priced at $2.50 with "8th Edition" printed in blue-green ink at the top of the front inside flap. Minor touch of wear to the top and bottom of the spine ends and at the corners. A very handsome copy bound in finely woven blue cloth and stamped brightly in silver on the front boards and on the spine. The Outermost House, a wild, windswept outpost of the land, dominated by ocean and weather, inhabited but never domesticated. Johnson / with the friendliest / good wishes of / The Outermost Householder / Henry Beston'. Hinges are very good, text pages yellowing. Half-title page has newspaper photo of Beston. Front endpaper Boston Sunday Globe article stating Outermost House was endangered by the storm. Jacket flaps ($3.00) are included on next endpaper. Rear free page has large front panel drawing of person rushing to house to avoid rain storm, and stormy seas. Dust jacket is cut-out onto rear endpapers. Signed by Author on front free page with Presentation notation.
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