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CROSS CREEK
by RAWLINGS, Marjorie Kinnan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Most of the silver on the spine still intact. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with a closed tear and snag at the bottom fro
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Most of the silver on the spine still intact. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with a closed tear and snag at the bottom front and a bit of edgewear. Edward Shenton. In the first issue dustwrapper. Illustrations by Edward Shenton. "Cross Creek is a bend in a country road, by land, and the flowing of Lochloosa Lake into Orange Lake, by water." INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Rawlings on the front blank: "For/H. E. DeCamp/ from/Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings/Cross Creek/February 1943." Additionally SIGNED by Robert Camp Jr., the dustwrapper artist, below his printed name at the bottom front flap of the dustwrapper, and on the half-title page by Norton Baskin (Rawlings's husband), Dessie Smith Prescott (her friend, Floridas first professional woman guide and the first female licensed pilot in the state), Idella Parker (her maid), and J. T. "Jake" Glisson (a confidante and protege of his neighbor, Rawlings, who encouraged him to write and draw. He was supposedly the model for Jody in THE YEARLING.) All the additional signatures were acquired by Philip S. May, Jr., son of Philip May Sr., Rawlings's attorney in the Cross Creek trials. The respective families developed a close, lasting relationship. Exceptional collection of autographs.
Synopsis
Originally published in 1942, Cross Creek has become a classic in modern American literature. For the millions of readers raised on The Yearling, here is the story of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's experiences in the remote Florida hamlet of Cross Creek, where she lived for thirteen years. From the daily labors of managing a seventy-two-acre orange grove to bouts with runaway pigs and a succession of unruly farmhands, Rawlings describes her life at the Creek with humor and spirit. Her tireless determination to overcome the challenges of her adopted home in the Florida backcountry, her deep-rooted love of the earth, and her genius for character and description result in a most delightful and heartwarming memoir.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021263
- Title
- CROSS CREEK
- Author
- RAWLINGS, Marjorie Kinnan
- Illustrator
- Edward Shenton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Most of the silver on the spine still intact. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with a closed tear and snag at the bottom fro
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, Women's Literature, Inscribed, Southern Literature, Florida, Edward Shenton,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Florida;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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