New: The Edge of the Woods, A Memoir
This is a Limited Edition, one of 1000 copies
C 1979 by Hildegarde Lasell Watson
Hildegarde Watson was the wife of "Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr. (August 10, 1894 - March 31, 1982) a Rochester, New York,
medical doctor, philanthropist, publisher, editor, and early experimenter in motion pictures
Delightful book provides a unique glimpse into life at the time
Includes black and white photographs, drawings and illustrations as well
Hardcover book, fabric covered with 165 pages
Measures approximately 10.25” inches high x 7.25” wide
Chapters:
A New England Childhood
Finishing Schools: Dobbs Ferry and Florence
Coming Out in Boston and Europe Revisited
Courtship and Marriage, New York and Europe in the 1920s, The Dial
Filmmaking and Rochester Houses
Concert Singing and Marianne Moore
Friendships: John Cowper and Llewelyn Powys, Alyse Gregory, and E.E. Cummings
The Edge of the Woods
Appendix
Index
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In brand new, excellent condition, from smoke-free home
Pick up in Berlin, MA (sorry we don’t ship items, really we don't)
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