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This Stubborn Soil
by [Texas Fiction] Owens, William A
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966. First edition. 8vo, 307pp. Signed and inscribed by Owens to his editor, Richard Kennedy, and dated in 1966 on the title page. Publisher's green cloth in illustrated jacket. Near fine copy in like jacket with a few small edge tears and rubbing.
Sharp copy of this autobiographical work from Texas author, William A. Owens (1905-1990). Owens recounts his growing up in poverty in Pin Hook, Lamar County, in a one parent household after the death of his father just after his birth.
Sharp copy of this autobiographical work from Texas author, William A. Owens (1905-1990). Owens recounts his growing up in poverty in Pin Hook, Lamar County, in a one parent household after the death of his father just after his birth.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5978
- Title
- This Stubborn Soil
- Author
- [Texas Fiction] Owens, William A
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 307pp. Signed and inscribed by Owens to his editor, Richard Kennedy, and dated in 1966 on the title page. Publisher's green
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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