Search Results: state fair by strong phil

The New Englsih Library Ltd. Bar, 1962. Paperback. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning.

E-55: The Century Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1933. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Century Company. 1933. V, 266 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (small chip present to the crown of the DJ). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Undoubtedly, one of the most famous books in the Iowa Authors Collection is State Fair by Phil Stong. If you have not had the pleasure of reading this novel, perhaps a brief immersion into the historical background of the work and a condensed look at the facts and events in the life of the writer will enhance your enjoyment of the book. State fairs were a subject that Phil Stong knew well. For several years his grandfather had been superintendent of the swine division at the Iowa State Fair. Then, while a reporter with the Des Moines Register, Stong was assigned to cover the… Read More

Literary Guild/Century, 1932. hardcover. Acceptable. 8x5x1. used hardcover copy with stains to covers, dust jacket worn out, gift note dated 1945, rare acceptable copy