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The egg and I

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Description
The author relates the joys and frustrations of life on a poultry farm in the mountains of Washington.
Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date
[1945]
Call number
486764
Creator
MacDonald, Betty Bard(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valentine, September 1987.
Dimensions
21 cm
Associated people
Valentine, Arthur,
Valentine, Arthur,
Associated organizations
J.B. Lippincott Company,
H. Wolff, Inc.,
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