Laufman, Dudley

Bull

ISBN: 0971332665
Canterbury, NH: Wind in the Timothy Press, 2003. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers in Attached Over-Wraps. "Most of these pieces are based on experiences that occurred more than fifty years ago when working on dairy farms in Fremont and Walpole, New Hampshire. In those days the cows were kept tied up in stanchions in the barn from October until may. Milking was done by machine, which was carried from cow to cow..." (from Afterword, pg. 29) A collection of poems by Dudley Laughton, a renowned & beloved New England barn dance caller, old-time fiddler & poet. A handsome chapbook production by Laufman & his wife Jacqueline's own imprint, with stapled wrappers in attached over-wraps. Designed & with illustrations by Jacqueline; & with reproductions of vintage photographs of cows & bulls taken by Dudley. This collection was followed thirteen years later by an expanded edition entitled Bull & More Bull. An intriguing & informative memoir-in-poems; & a significant Laufman collectible. In very fine condition with only a bit of rubbing to front, back covers & spine of over-wrap; a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; one very short scratch & one small, very faint vertical stain at mostly blank areas of front cover. Interior very fine with only miniscule bumps at corners of a few page leaves. Very Fine. [Item #3925]

Price: $20.00