Clymer, Eleanor

The Second Greatest Invention: Search for the First Farmers by Eleanor Clymer; Illustrated by Lili Rethi [publisher's special presentation binding]

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Hardcover. [8], 117, [3] p.: illustrations, map; 23 cm. Publisher's special presentation binding: half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment. Brown cloth over boards. Top page edges gilt. Brown endpapers. Stated First Edition. From the author's library. Although Clymer is best known for her many works of fiction for children, she also wrote a number of works about science for children. In this book, she follows the work of archaeologists in learning where and when humans first developed farming techniques. Scarce. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. Fine. Item #008525

Price: $45.00