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Cross Creek
by Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/fair
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition. Cloth. Good/fair. Shenton, Edward. Octavo, 368 pages. First edition (noted by "A" on copyright page). Green cloth illustrated boards with silver stamping and printing. Illustrated end papers. Writing inside front cover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Dust jacket with chipping and small tears, sunning on spine, with some loss on top and bottom of spine. (Jacket may be a book club edition jacket).
Synopsis
Originally published in 1942, Cross Creek has become a classic in modern American literature. For the millions of readers raised on The Yearling, here is the story of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's experiences in the remote Florida hamlet of Cross Creek, where she lived for thirteen years. From the daily labors of managing a seventy-two-acre orange grove to bouts with runaway pigs and a succession of unruly farmhands, Rawlings describes her life at the Creek with humor and spirit. Her tireless determination to overcome the challenges of her adopted home in the Florida backcountry, her deep-rooted love of the earth, and her genius for character and description result in a most delightful and heartwarming memoir.
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Details
- Seller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 12430
- Title
- Cross Creek
- Author
- Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
- Illustrator
- Shenton, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1942
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Chipping
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