God's Little Acre
by CALDWELL, Erskine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Fine (Facsimile DW)
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Viking, 1933. Bound in black cloth, stamped in red and green. Some foxing to fore-edge and a bit of wear to the extremes of the book, but overall, a most acceptable copy of this, the first edition of this scarce title by Caldwell. His most popular book. Fitted with a facsimile dust jacket that fits the book perfectly. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/Fine (Facsimile DW).
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
- abookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011193
- Title
- God's Little Acre
- Author
- CALDWELL, Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (Facsimile DW)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Literature
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Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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