We Are the Living

New York: Viking Press, 1933. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First Trade Edition (following a limited edition of 250 copies) of Caldwell's second collection of stories. 8vo: viii,264pp. Publisher's ivory cloth, spine and upper cover stamped in brown and forest green, top edge stained brown; illustrated dust jacket, by Alfred Maurer, priced $2.50; original wraparound promotional band with several… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Limited Edition, number 137 of only 250 copies. Signed by Erskine Caldwell. Caldwell's second volume of short fiction, collecting twenty stories ranging in setting from North to South, Near fine in publisher's original light orange cloth, blocked in brown and green, top edge gilt, and near fine original numbered slipcase. No dust jacket, as issued. Octavo.… Read more about this item

NY: Viking. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Creme cloth stamped in brown and green. First edition. Cloth lightly sunned at spine ends/edges, slight fray to spine head; mesh showing at front gutter but hinge holding nicely. Unmarked and square. The DJ in mylar is toned, chipped, with some closed splits to… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First, Limited Edition. One of 250 signed copies. Octavo (19.5cm); orange-tan cloth, with titling and rule stamped in brown and green on spine and front panel; slipcase; top edge gilt; 264pp. Number 171 of 250 copies, signed by Caldwell on the limitation page. Very fine copy in slightly worn but complete publisher's slipcase,… Read more about this item

Viking Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1933. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ; Beige cloth cover is toned with some soiling on the lower left front cover. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 264 pages. Number 7 from an edition of 250 copies. A collection of twenty short stories from the author of the classic "Tobacco Road" and numerous other books. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards with top edge gilt. Lacking the dust jacket and… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 264 pages. Number 23 from an edition of 250 copies. A collection of twenty short stories from the author of the classic "Tobacco Road" and numerous other books. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards with an attractive bookplate to the front pastedown and… Read more about this item

William Heinemann Ltd, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. First Edition Thus. 264 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Grey cloth hardcover book with red lettering in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in mylar. This is a stated first edition. Book shows light shelf wear, some darkening to endpapers but overall in great shape. Binding secure and pages very clean. DJ is… Read more about this item

NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Grayish cloth titled in red. Stated first edition. Slight staining/sunning to cloth and top edge, slight foxing to pastedowns else tight and square. The DJ in mylar is rubbed, chipped, soiled, foxed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Viking, 1933. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, trade issue. A trifle soiled on the boards else fine in an attractive moderately spine-toned near fine dustwrapper. Author's second book published by a major publisher, and first collection of short stories.

New York, NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Good plus condition: DJ worn, DJ spine faded/Dust Jacket. (1933). First Edition. 8vo., 264 pp. .

New York: New American Library, 1954:November. First edition thus. Paperback. Good. Great cover illustration. A collection of short stories by the author of "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre." Slight edgwear, else a clean ,unmarked copy.

New American Library, 1954-01-01. First THUS. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. First Signet Printing; Nov. 1954. Cover with edge/ reading wear. No spine creases. Toning to pages. Pages unmarked. Binding straight.

Pan Books, 1961. Paperback. Good. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 189 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

London: Heinemann, 1960. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. Lightly rubbed overall, else very good in publisher's yellow wraps.

New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. First edition. Oatmeal coloured cloth boards with lettering and accents in brown and green. Cloth a little darkened at the edges and spine, bookseller ticket to front paste-down, clean throughout and bright, the binding tight and square. The dust jacket price clipped, spine faded, with… Read more about this item

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Near fine condition copy in very good condition dust jacket. Clean text, tight spine, sharp corners. DJ has some minor scuffing and general shelf wear.

1933. CALDWELL, Erskine. WE ARE THE LIVING. New York: Viking Press, 1933. First trade edition, signed by Caldwell. 8vo. Beige cloth, slightly darkened on spine; rear hinge starting. Overall very good, in dust jacket sunned on spine, nicked at crown and edges.

NY: Signet Books, 1954. 144pp. Slight wear. Cover by Avati. Photos on request. . #1136, Nov., First Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Massmarket.