This Stubborn Soil - A Frontier Boyhood William A. Owens
1967. First Edition. 307 pages. Signed by the author. Blue dust jacket over green cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to Jean to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Noticeable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.