Lane, Rose Wilder [1886 -1968]Biblio.com
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1938réf. 21223New York: Longmans Green and Co 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Presentation Copy from the Author. 8vo. 332pp. Original unclipped dustjacket. Stated First Edition. A very good copy. Binding is strong interior fresh & clean. Boards show slight shelfwear & minor bumps at the corners. Jacket is very good showing edgewear & light chipping. A wonderful presentation copy given by Lane to her friend Elsie Jackson in England. Great lengthy inscription & signature on the title page. Lane was the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder author of the "Little House" bo oks. Books inscribed by Rose Lane Wilder or Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957 are very uncommon. Rose Wilder Lane 1886 -1968 Danbury Connecticut was an American journalist travel writer novelist & political theorist & the only surviving chil d of Laura Ingalls Wilder now the better known writer. Lane's accomplishments remain however quite remarkable. She is considered a seminal force behind the American Libertarian Party. By the time the first Little House book was published by Laura I ngalls Wilder 1932 Rose had already published 10 works of biography & fiction. The daughter's influence on the Mother's work is unmistakable & her contribution to the entire Little House series well documented as Rose collaborated multidimensionall y in the crafting of the entire series. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover
