Louisa May Alcott is fascinated by her Concord neighbor Henry David Thoreau. He carries a flute in his pocket and a pencil behind his ear, and he takes the children of the town on nature excursions. Writing is difficult for Louisa, so she admires the way Mr. Thoreau can jot down a few lines in his notebook when a thought occurs. Through their friendship, will Mr. Thoreau be able to help Louisa find her own inspiration?
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Louisa May Alcott is fascinated by her Concord neighbor Henry David Thoreau. He carries a flute in his pocket and a pencil behind his ear, and he takes the children of the town on nature excursions. Writing is difficult for Louisa, so she admires the way Mr. Thoreau can jot down a few lines in his notebook when a thought occurs. Through their friendship, will Mr. Thoreau be able to help Louisa find her own inspiration?
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Add this copy of Fighting Jane, Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $9.75, very good condition, Sold by Dorothy Meyer-Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Batavia, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dial Press.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane: Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by Persephone's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gastonia, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dial Press.
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Near Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 144. viii, 144 pp. Remainder spray on lower page edges. The corners are bumped, and the cover is slightly shelf-soiled. Price written at upper corner of front free endpaper. The jacket is scuffed at the head and foot of the spine, with a 1/4" closed tear at the base of the front flap fold.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane: Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Crabtree's Collection rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sebago, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dial.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane: Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Kubik Fine Books Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dayton, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by The Dial Press.
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Very Good. 244p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Stamp on bottom edge, and spine lightly tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly tanned and shelf-worn, but essentially intact. A biography of Chicago's first female mayor, illustrated with a section of black and white photographs.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane: Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by The Dial Press.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane to cart. $27.50, very good condition, Sold by Austin Book Shop LLC rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Richmond Hill, NY, UNITED STATES, published by N.Y. Dial 1980.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane: Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $48.75, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dial Press.
Add this copy of Fighting Jane: Mayor Jane Byrne and the Chicago Machine to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Main Street Fine Books, ABAA rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galena, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by The Dial Press.
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Small 4to. Beige cloth spine with blue lettering and red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 244pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Mild binding and jacket edgewear. Tight, quite nice first edition of this account of Chicago's first female mayor--this copy boldly inscribed and signed in black ballpoint on front flyleaf by this husband-and-wife journalistic team: She writes "For Tom & Cassie--/ Love & thanks for / the good times. / 5/22/81 / Lori Granger" and below this he too signs, adding the same date. Bill Granger (1941-2012) was a well-known Chicago reporter and novelist. Tom Hollatz was a Chicago crime reporter, John Dillinger scholar and author of "Gangster Holidays: The Lore and Legends of the Bad Guys" (1987).
