Looking Back and Remembering: An Autobiographical Sketch, with a Prologue and Epilogue by Lawrence Clark Powell.
by Powell, Gertrude Eliza Clark
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- Hardcover
- first
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Tucson: Privately Printed, 1987. First edition. Printed by Richard J. Hoffman. Octavo, gilt-stamped cloth, 85, [1] pp. Photos. Fine. From Prologue: In the family archives that came to me after my mother’s death in 1957, a few months before her 87th birthday, were two manuscripts in her hand, one a faint penciled account of her early years, the other, in more readable purple ink, a longer narrative of her residence in Europe, 1931 - 34. The latter was written after her return to California, to be entered in a magazine contest with the intention of recouping her lost income. Alas, I failed to edit and type it for submission when efforts to find work after graduation from library school and then the job at UCLA took most of my time and energy. Only after her death did I turn to the European manuscript and have the book printed in Holland as The Quiet Side of Europe, a better memorial than a gravestone. Thirty years passed before I came to the other manuscript. Here now is a transcription as she wrote it, with my commentary to clarify and amplify her terse narrative. It was written from memory in Dijon where she had joined me in the final stages of my studies. Much of my time was spent that summer of 1932 on endless revisions of my thesis on Robinson Jeffers and then in seeing it through the press... It was to occupy my mother that I suggested she set down memories of her childhood and on through school and college to marriage and eventual residence in California. I also wanted to know more about my ancestors. She set to work in earnest, and here now fifty-five years later is her narrative. She wrote it effortlessly, always a crack speller, and in the legible hand she never lost...
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- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9221gcs
- Title
- Looking Back and Remembering: An Autobiographical Sketch, with a Prologue and Epilogue by Lawrence Clark Powell.
- Author
- Powell, Gertrude Eliza Clark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed, 1987. First edition. Printed by Richard J. Hoffman.
- Place of Publication
- Tucson
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Books about Books, Literature, American Biography, California, American Biography.
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About the Seller
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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