ARCHER, KATE RENNIE — Tumbleweed Trail

San Francisco, CA: Canterbury Press, 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, by the author on the title page. This is a small format paperback book with suede paper covers and a glued spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book has some spots of ground-in dirt and edge wear. The yapped covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear, along with several small edge nicks and tears. The text pages are clean and bright. There are a couple of small spots of residue from a previous owner's address label on the front inside cover. "Kate Rennie Archer (1863-1960? ) was a contemporary poet and poetry teacher in the San Francisco Bay area. She was born in Glasgow and spent much of her youth traveling around Europe with her family. In 1912 she married Douglas Archer, a Scottish Royal Horse Artillery Captain; they had one son named Douglas. Kate Archer was a teacher and a nurse for the Red Cross during World War I. The family moved to California in 1927. She began writing poetry at an early age and published several volumes of poetry. " (from Online Archive of California) ; Signed by Author. Very Good- .