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Novel Selections. New York: Novel Publishing Corp. , 1953 first edition . 51 almost near fine paperback,
The Bastard by CALDWELL, Erskine - 1929
by CALDWELL, Erskine
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The Bastard
by CALDWELL, Erskine
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- Hardcover
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NY: Heron Press, 1929. The first edition of the author's first book bound in purple cloth, stamped in gold. The type on the spine is barely visible (typical for this title) and the base of the spine shows one 1/3" scuff mark. Overall, a tight, clean copy of this scarce book. One of 1100 copies in the first edition (900 unsigned). Caldwell went on to write the popular, "Tobacco Road". . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by Ty Mahon.
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- Illustrator Ty Mahon
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- Book Condition Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition No Jacket
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Heron Press
- Place of Publication NY
- Date Published 1929
- Keywords First Book
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The Bastard
by Caldwell, Erskine
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The Bastard
by Caldwell, Erskine
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- ISBN 13
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Heron Press, 1929-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.3937 8.2677 5.1181. Copy 437 of a limited edtion. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, fading. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on a blank prelim. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
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The Bastard
by Caldwell, Erskine
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Heron Press, 1929. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Bastard [Signed, With Interesting Inscription]
by Caldwell, Erskine; Mahone, Ty (Illustrator)
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New York: Heron Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 199 pp + illustrations, with frontispiece. A hors commerce copy from the special edition of 200 printed on American Handcraft paper, bound in balloon cloth, and signed by author and illustrator on limitation page. Rather than being numbered, this copy is designated "B" and was presumably an author's presentation copy, as it is additionally inscribed (without salutation) "with best wishes for a successful year with the N.Y. Soc. for Sup. of Vice / from [name uncertain] and myself / Erskine Caldwell." It seems likely that this inscription dates from a few years after the publication date. Although The Bastard was successfully banned for obscenity in Caldwell's adopted home town of Portland, Maine, it was not until 1933, with the publication of God's Little Acre, that he became a target of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. Apparently the recipient of this copy didn't care to actually read the book, as many of the pages…
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