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A Memory of Vermont: Our Life in the Johnny Appleseed Bookshop 1930-1965

Author: Hard, Margaret
ISBN #: B0006BQ796
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
Publisher Location: New York
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1967
some wear to tips and corners of book and jacket,previous owner's address label to the front endpaper, page edges show some spotting and staining; jacket is price-clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. First printing, no others noted. The Johnny Appleseed Bookshop became one of the most beloved bookstore in the state. Started by Ruth hard the daughter of Walter and Margaret it soon attracted a following of from Vermont and nearby New York and Massachusetts. Major literary figures of the day, Robert Frost, Sinclair Lewis, Alexander Woollcott, Pearl Buck, all part time residents of the state, quickly became regulars. The store closed in 1980 after almost 50 years in business in Manchester, Vermont. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!