First Edition; pp 191; 8-3/4 by 6 inches; with illustrations by Larry Lurin. Green/black patterned paper over boards, beige cloth spine with green titles and decoration. MCM dust jacket by Larry Lurin.

A humorous account of the author's breakaway from urban live and learning to live in a village in New Hampshire. Dry, New England humor: Philbrook Paine was an author and journalist -- a regular columnist for the New Hampshire Sunday News, and a regular contributor to Yankee, Reader's Digest, Yachting Magazine, and New Hampshire Profiles. Larry Lurin, whose whimsical illustrations enhance the text, was a well known mid-century artist and book designer.