Author: FOX, JEAN M. WITH JOHN B. CAMERON
Title: A Farmington Childhood: The Watercolors of Lillian Drake Avery.
Description: Farmington Hills, MI: Farmington Hills Historical Commission, 1985. Softcover. Illustrated by Lillian Drake Avery. Ex-Library; Color; 11 x 14"; viii, 69 pages; Soft cover has a cream spine. Slight rubbing to covers. Typical former library book markings. Pages very clean. Beautifully illustrated with the artwork of Lillian Drake Avery. ' lot of biographical, bibliographical and family history material relating to this Michigan pioneer woman. Lovely plates. She was born in 1856, in Michigan, and died in 1930. She compiled copious notes on local and regional history, especially the Farmington Hills region. Although the title states that this book is about the Watercolors, most of it reflects the autobiographical tendencies of Lillian Drake Avery, which is charmingly enhanced by her art work. ' Oversized, 3#.. Very Good+ .

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