I. Mountain passes of the Cumberland ; II. Civilizing the Cumberlands : a commentary / [by] James Lane Allen ; Wendell Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925, author.

Berry, Wendell, 1934- Civilizing the Cumberlands., author.

Contributor:

Hammer, Carolyn, project director.

Hoeing, Joseph Bernard, cartographer.

Lindsey, Allen, printer.

Bennington, Peggy, printer.

DuPriest, Travis, printer.

Benson, Mabel, printer.

Zeitz, Gray, printer.

Wieck, Roger S., associated name, former owner.

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- associated name, former owner.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cumberland Mountains--Social life and customs.

Cumberland Mountains.

Appalachians (People)--Cumberland Mountains.

Appalachians (People).

Manners and customs.

United States--Cumberland Mountains.

Genre:

letterpress printing.

Physical Description:

26 pages : map ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Allen/Berry : the Cumberlands

Civilizing the Cumberlands.

Cumberlands.

Place of Publication:

[Lexington, Ky.] : [King Library Press], [1972]

Notes:

The first work consists of excerpts from the author's magazine article of the same title, which was later published, in 1892, as a section of his The Blue-grass region of Kentucky.

Appears on title page as: "I. Mountain passes of the Cumberland - James Lane Allen ; II. Civilizing the Cumberlands: a commentary - Wendell Berry."

"Frontispiece: Hoeing's map: 'Mountain passes' [by] Joseph Bernard Hoeing [...] has been reproduced from two plates; the over-lay plate (printed in red) was prepared by Allen Lindsey. This book has been printed during the summer months of 1969-1972 by apprentices at the press of Gravesend. Allen Lindsey, Peggy Bennington, Travis DuPriest, Mabel Benson, and Gray Zeitz gave many hours to its publication."--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Larkspur Press 100: Presented to the Penn Libraries by Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck in 2018. Number 18. Errata slip laid in. Gray Zeitz founded Larkspur Press in 1974. Larkspur Press reprinted this work in 2006. Reprint call number: Larkspur Press 99.

Related Work:

Hoeing, Joseph Bernard, Mountain passes., cartographer.

Contains:

Berry, Wendell, 1934- Civilizing the Cumberlands., author.

OCLC:

696784