New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1937. First edition, no additional printings. Hardcover. VG/G+. 4to. 370pp. + 112 full page ill., 8 in color. White Dj feat. "A Room Furnished Entirely with Southern Highland Handicrafts." Blue cloth, gilt to cover and spine, Russell Sage imprint in blind on cover. A survey of Appalachian handicrafts and rural handicrafts, the artisans and the revivalist movement. 58 ill. from photogravures by Ulmann. Dj is moderately soiled & chipped, esp. on corners, with 2mm strips missing from heads of spine. Foxing to prelims. Dj shows price of 3.50 and seems a little larger than the book, which suggests to a me a 4th pr. Dj. on a true first edition. Adv. laid-in for the 4th printing. Owner's name on FFEP in pen. (more information)

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Knoxville, The University of Tennessee Press, 1995. 5th ptg. Softcover. VG+/-. 8vo. 272pp. Curling to edges; highlighting in 1st ch. (more information)

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Knoxville: The University of Tenessee Press, 1999. First edition. Softcover. NF/-. 8vo. 328pp. Blue wraps. Very mild edgwear. An investigation into the religious traditions of Appalachia. (more information)

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Frankfort: Gnomon Press, 1993. 1st trade ed. Stated. Hardcover. F/F. 8vo. 216pp. Green illus. jacket over green cloth, gilt to spine. A novel that takes place in the Appalachian city of Newfound. The author has incribed the half-title thusly, " To Hester, This a follow-up of Newfound, when Robert Jennings Wells is older and life is more complicated. Enjoy! Jim Wayne Miller 2.12.94" The author's second novel. His first won "A Best Book of the Year" by the ALA. (more information)

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