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Cross Creek: Decorations by Edward Shenton
by Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [4], 368 pages. Green cloth hardcover. Illustrated end papers. No jacket. Illustrated with decorations by Edward Shenton. Light shelf wear to the green cloth including a crease on the spine. Faded title on the spine. Letter 'A' on the verso of the title page. Previous owner 1942 inscription on the right front flyleaf.
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
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26648
- Title
- Cross Creek
- Author
- Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Florida author
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
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