London, England: Falcon Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Softcover. First UK Edition. Variant Issue in cream wrappers with dark red dust jacket. "Star Editions" sold only on the continent of Europe. "Life in a small Southern town like Estherville can be a terrifying ordeal for a young negro, particularly for one brought up on a country farm." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on inside of front cover. Book's spine is slightly skewed and wrinkled, minimal edge wear, spine cracked on half-title page, edges are lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. Chip missing from top right of front cover, minor edge wear. Book wrapped in archival plastic bag. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 215 pages .

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Bookseller: Good Books In The Woods (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3784
Title: Place Called Estherville
Author: Caldwell, Erskine
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Falcon Press
Place of Publication: London, England
Date Published: 1950

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