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GOD'S LITTLE ACRE
by Caldwell, Erskine
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Modern Library, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else a brigth and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, chipping to spine ends, darkened spine, some offsetting to covers else still bright and intact. BSC 6/20
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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Details
- Bookseller
- JB's Book Vault
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003065
- Title
- GOD'S LITTLE ACRE
- Author
- Caldwell, Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Caldwell, God's, Little, Acre, Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Library;
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About JB's Book Vault
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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