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Cross Creek
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition, First printing with all the points : Scribner's "A" on copyright page, no colophon, no staining of top edge, price of $2.50 in red on upper front flap of jacket. In green cloth covers with with embossed design boxed in silver on front cover and lettring in green boxed in silver on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked pictorial endpapers and text pages. Bumping of ends of spine and upper corner of front cover. Light to moderate shelf wear. Jacket: intact with chipping and closed tears on upper spine and rubbing on edges. In protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Edward Shenton/Robert Camp, Jr.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004125
- Title
- Cross Creek
- Author
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Illustrator
- Edward Shenton/Robert Camp, Jr.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Humor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Humor;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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