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God's Little Acre
by Caldwell, Erskine
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1979. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by AUTHOR Erskine Caldwell in Fine condition with just a very minor scrape to the gilded pages separating it from As New condition; The story of a shiftless Georgia mountain man has set aside one acre of his land as income producer for the church. Banned in Boston and attacked by the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice upon release in 1933, God's Little Acre, became a fundamental element of 20th century literature. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; [xvi], 224, [2] pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
God's Little Acre by author Erskine Caldwell tells the story of a rural, proletariat family in South Carolina whose lives seemingly revolve around the pursuit of sex and money. A commentary on the plight of the working class sans union protection in the 1930s, the novel also explores themes on land and resource conservation. Due to the sexual imagery, Caldwell was sued for the dissemination of pornography, but ultimately prevailed in court. The case and decision is considered significant in the establishment of modern interpretations of first amendment rights and freedom of expression. Published in 1933 by The Viking Press in black cloth printed in orange and green, the simple pictoral jacket with a sunrise seems to imply a pastoral theme far removed from the actual book's contents. As was the custom for Viking Press at the time, a first has neither a statement of first edition, nor any mention of subsequent printings. It's not uncommon to find a copy in the sunny jacket for around $2,000-$4,000 with signed copies pushing the price up to around $5,000-$6,000.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29294
- Title
- God's Little Acre
- Author
- Caldwell, Erskine
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Harry Schaare
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited Signed Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Franklin Leather
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