Jackpot: the Short Stories of Erskine Caldwell Five Books in One, Seventy-Five Stories
by Caldwell, Erskine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: World Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. "Here is a collection of 75 of Erskine Caldwell's best stories and the Caldwell genius is present in all of them - the humour, the earthy characters, the intimate feel of the land and the landscape." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Book's spine is slightly skewed and loose, normal edge wear, small bumps on both ends of spine, two tiny tears in fabric on spine head, spine slightly cracked on back endpaper, crease on page 755, light soiling on tail and fore-edges, head edge color is faded near spine. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear, small tears along head and tail edges, price-clipped, faded on spine. Tape on inside of jacket at stress points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 756 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3776
- Title
- Jackpot: the Short Stories of Erskine Caldwell Five Books in One, Seventy-Five Stories
- Author
- Caldwell, Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1948
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