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GEORGIA BOY (Two Versions of the Same Title Signed By Cover Artist James Avati) by Caldwell, Erskine - 1950

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GEORGIA BOY (Two Versions of the Same Title Signed By Cover Artist James Avati) by Caldwell, Erskine - 1950

GEORGIA BOY (Two Versions of the Same Title Signed By Cover Artist James Avati)

by Caldwell, Erskine

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New York: Signet 760, 1950 Caldwell, Erskine. GEORGIA BOY. Two copies, both Signet, #760 (first printing, 1950 & fifth revised printing, 1957). BOTH COPIES SIGNED BY COVER ARTIST JAMES AVATI. The 1950 paperback is in Very Good condition (lamination lift and edge-wear)) and the 1957 Version is Near Fine (just a few trifling blemishes). An unusual opportunity to see a cover artist's evolution. Avati always read the books he illustrated and from the illustrations, one can see his vision went from a kind of innocence to a far more sophisticated, if suggestive, view point only seven years later. James Avati (1912-2005) was often called "The Rembrandt" of 1940s and 1950s paperback illustration. He popularized authors such as Erskine Caldwell and William Faulkner for the average reader with alluring cover art which sported extraordinary emotional impact. His brilliance in capturing human feeling: tension or pain, suggestiveness or lust, avarice or suspicion, compassion or devotion was unrivaled during the golden age of paperback illustration. He created a visual narrative that brought characters' tragedies and yearnings to life with a tough-minded gritty realism that put Norman Rockwell to shame. We were fortunate to acquire a small cache of his famous Signet first printing covers which were signed by him at his home in Petaluma, California a half-dozen years before he passed away. To the best of our knowledge, he never signed any other books for which he provided illustrations other than the ones which were acquired on this one occasion. Please search the keywords James Avati to see if any other of his signed copies still remain in our stock. GEORGIA BOY was originally written as a hardcover in 1943 and its stories compare well to Caldwell's classics "God's Little Acre" and "Tobacco Road." However Caldwell wasn't widely read until the 1950s when Signet and James Avait led a revival of his popularity by making his books cheaply and providing compelling cover art such as that found on these copies.
  • Bookseller Lakin & Marley Rare Books US (US)
  • Illustrator James Avati
  • Format/Binding Mass Market Paperback
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Signet 760
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1950

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Georgia boy (Signet books)

by Caldwell, Erskine

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New American Library, 1950. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Georgia Boy, 1st Edition

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Signet Books. PAPERBACK. B000MSTPBK 1st Signet printing paperback. Very Good. Pages aging. . Very Good.
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Signet Book, 1959. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ a few page edges have chips and tears
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Signet, 1954. Softcover. Good. #760, 4th printing
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avon Books, 1947. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket. great cover graphics minor edge wear. 127 pages. including maud island Originally published, Duell, 1943.
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New American Library. Used - Good. Good condition. (Fiction, Literature)
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GEORGIA BOY

GEORGIA BOY

by Caldwell, Erskine

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NY: Avon, 1947. [1st printing](1947) #134. Cover art is uncredited. Creasing; tanning; edgewear.. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good-.
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Georgia Boy

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New York: Signet,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1957. Pictorial Cover. Small damaged spot on top and bottom edge near spine and one corner. Back cover dirty. .
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Georgia Boy

by Caldwell, Erskine

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#760, Jan., First Printing
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NY: Signet, 1950. 163pp. cover by Avati. Light general wear, back corner crease. Photos on request. . #760, Jan., First Printing. Paperback. Good+. Mass Market.
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Georgia Boy

by Caldwell, Erskine

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Signet #760, (1950). 1st Signet prtg.. Lamination starting along edges. VG..
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