New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1947. Book Club. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus to Very Good. A Dodd, Mead Prize novel by a writer perhaps under-appreciated today because, even after she became recognized as an author, stayed home in Texas and kept her job as a teacher. "The Years of the Locust" is the story of Dade Kenzie, the Kenzie family patriarch, and how his life, lived large in rural Missouri, affected other family members and friends. Book club edition, early printing. 234 pages in maroon cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on spine and prize winner logo stamped on front cover, 5 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches. Original owner's bookplate pasted on dedication page, with most recent owner's signature and date on fep, o/w text and boards are clean and complete, binding tight and square. The dustjacket shows a triangular chip missing from top edge of front panel, damaging only "10,000" in "A $10,000 Prize Novel." O/w minor surface wear and chipping at corners and spine ends, still 95% whole. A very decent reading copy.

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Seller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 005457
Title: THE YEARS OF THE LOCUST
Author: Erdman, Loula Grace
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good Plus to Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Book Club.
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: MODERN NOVEL, MISSOURI, FAMILY SAGA, RELATIONSHIPS, DADE KENZIE, AWARD WINNER,
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Novel; Fine Literature; Historical Novel;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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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...
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