God's Little Acre
by Caldwell, Erskine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Modern Library 303 pp., appendix 7 pp. Green cloth with black and gold titles on front and spine. The book is clean, square and tight throughout. Pages are lightly and evenly toned. Dust jacket is sunned on the spine and extremities. Extremities have shallow chips and closed tears with large chips on bottom rear panel and top of spine. The latter impacts the first four letters of author's first name. Price-clipped jacket now preserved in mylar sleeve. This printing is significant because it includes for the first time the appendix comprising the decision in the case of The People of the State of New York vs. The Viking Press, Inc., and Helen Schiller, in which the court held that the book was clearly not a "work of pornography" and so efforts to suppress the book were defeated.. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 5" x 7 1/4".
Synopsis
God's Little Acre by author Erskine Caldwell tells the story of a rural, proletariat family in South Carolina whose lives seemingly revolve around the pursuit of sex and money. A commentary on the plight of the working class sans union protection in the 1930s, the novel also explores themes on land and resource conservation. Due to the sexual imagery, Caldwell was sued for the dissemination of pornography, but ultimately prevailed in court. The case and decision is considered significant in the establishment of modern interpretations of first amendment rights and freedom of expression. Published in 1933 by The Viking Press in black cloth printed in orange and green, the simple pictoral jacket with a sunrise seems to imply a pastoral theme far removed from the actual book's contents. As was the custom for Viking Press at the time, a first has neither a statement of first edition, nor any mention of subsequent printings. It's not uncommon to find a copy in the sunny jacket for around $2,000-$4,000 with signed copies pushing the price up to around $5,000-$6,000.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029206
- Title
- God's Little Acre
- Author
- Caldwell, Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Pornography Censorship
- Size
- 5" x 7 1/4"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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