Quarry de walker mildred (48 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry.…

Condición: good. Book shows general signs of use and handling. May have light wear on the cover or edges and minimal writing or highlighting. Binding remains tight, and pages are clean and readable.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condición: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. NO DUST JACKET. Stated first edition per publishing history. There is some light tanning/foxing to the outer edges of the pages due to age. a small stain on back cover and small stain on front cover.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Book Club Edition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner's name is inside front cover. Cover corners and edges are unmarred The dust jacket has edge tears. Binding is tight.

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Synopsis: In this family saga, generations mine the Vermont earth and come to rest in it. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry. The Quarry invites readers to escape into private lives worth caring aboutand to feel the national history that they could not escape. Originally published in 1947 and considered one of Mildred Walker's richest novels, The Quarry is introduced by Ripley Hugo, Walker's daughter. Hugo edited, with James Welch, The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography by Richard Hugo. Review: "A warm, moving book, a touch old-fashioned, and very American."New Yorker (New Yorker) "A satisfying piece of work, well constructed and well written. As a regional novel, it gives a convincing delineation of upstate Vermont in the period between the Civil War and World War One, and it also leaves the reader with the pleasing consciousness that maintaining a standard of conductsuch things as tolerance, integrity, and loyaltycan make good fiction material."Christian Science Monitor (Christian Science Monitor) "Walker has done a fine bit of documentation on what might be called the deflowering of New England."New York Times (New York Times) "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.…

Paper Back. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Black cloth, gold lettering, rubbed. Novel; Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. light board wear and tanning.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Quarry. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. writing inside.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Book is in As New condition except for Remainder Marks on page block.

Condición: New.

Hard Cover. Condición: vg. Estado de la sobrecubierta: --. 339pp; interior clean & tight; corners of green cover lightly bumped. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condición: USED Fair.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, 1995, First Thus. First published by Harcourt Brace and Co in 1947. This is the first edition, first printing of the University of Nebraska/Bison Books.The book is as new except for the previous owner last name printed on the first page. Cover is detail from "Granite Quarry" by Francis Colburn. Introduction by Ripley Hugo. A Vermont family saga and the regional history of soap-stone mining in the period between the Civil War and World War 1. 339 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches. 1995, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover_boards. Condición: Very Good. 5.5"x8.25" 339 pgs. BCE/BOMC Black boards w/gold letters on spine. Red faded painted top edge. POI inside front boards and ffep. Spine straight, binding tight, pages soft tone. Not x-library, no DJ. Moderate shelf and edge wear. In this family saga, generations mine the Vermont earth and come to rest in it. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry. The Quarry invites readers to escape into private lives worth caring about-and to feel the national history that they could not escape. Originally published in 1947 and considered one of Mildred Walker's richest novels, The Quarry is introduced by Ripley Hugo, Walker's daughter. Hugo edited, with James Welch, The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography by Richard Hugo. Source: Publisher. …

HARDCOVER. Condición: Very Good. old edition; (B.12.46). VERY GOOD Condition, clean, solid, bright. .NO DJ, ; book has BLACK CLOTH covered HARDCOVERS .WHITE TOP EDGE TEXT BLOCK.; 407pg pages; Novel Of VERMONT FAMILY LIFE FROM CIVIL WAR up to WWI. Many stories.

HARDCOVER. Condición: Very Good. Book Club Edition. VERY GOOD Condition, clean, solid, bright.NO DJ, but has back panel & inner fly(plot snopsis) loosely laid in from dj. ; Suspect BCED because book has dark blue textured paper covered HARD BOARDS, (not cloth covered) .hAS RED TOP EDGE TEXT BLOCK.; 339pg pages; Novel Of VERMONT FAMILY LIFE FROM CIVIL WAR up to WWI. Many stories. …

Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; 339 pages.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Book Club Edition. 339 pages. Edges of covers rubbed. Dust jacket scuffed on edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.