From a Southern Porch
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1919. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 5 x 7 in. vii, 318 pp. Very good ex-library copy in original gray illustrated cloth boards, some rubbing to front covers and titling, slight foxing on the front free endpapers, light residue and rubbing from a library sticker to head of rear panel, and a "withdrawn" stamp on the interior cover. Very good. Item #2225
Despite being ex-libris, this book is in great shape and has only minimal library markings. The book does not have the slip pocket in the back cover, nor any tape markings that typically indicate ex-libris status.
Scarborough was a prolific author who wrote much about her home of Texas. This autobiographical work, which predates the verb "porch" inclusion in Sir James Murray's otherwise complete English dictionary, is a charming slice-of-life look at turn of the century Texas, including folklore, ghost stories, and local gossip, as observed by a "porcher" [sic]. A lovely edition.
Price: $100.00