Christy by Marshall, Catherine - 1967

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Stated First Edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean burgundy paper-covered boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, maroon cloth spine with crisp gold lettering. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean gold endpapers (small previous owner last name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper). 496 pages + "About the Author". Clean dust jacket is not price clipped (6.95 on front inside flap), no fading, small v-shaped chip at top edge of rear panel, a few additional small edge chips, small closed edge tears. Rear panel is large portrait of the author. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. First Edition of the classic novel about a nineteen-year-old girl who leaves are comfortable home to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in an isolated area of the Great Smoky mountains. Basis for a popular television series starring Kellie Martin, Tyne Daly, and Tess Harper..