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KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN
by Caldwell, Erskine
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in original slipcase.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1935. First edition. Fine in original slipcase.. Scarce unnumbered copy of the signed limited edition of Caldwell's short fiction. Caldwell's third and highly regarded collection of seventeen short stories, many of them set in the author's native Georgia and dealing with rural poverty, civil rights, and racial injustice; some light and comedic and some, like the title story, dark and violent. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN was published just a few years after Caldwell's novels TOBACCO ROAD and GOD'S LITTLE ACRE, on whose greatness his reputation still rests. Though not noted in the book, a previous bookseller description of this copy records it as the copy of Thomas Guinzberg, president of The Viking Press, Caldwell's publisher. 7.5'' x 5.25''. Original rust cloth with gilt lettering on black morocco labels. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Yellow silk ribbon marker. In original tan paper-covered slipcase. 246 pages. Edition of 300, of which 285 numbered were for sale and 15 reserved for private distribution; this copy not numbered. Signed by Caldwell at limitation statement. Slipcase scuffed, with small tears to top panel; unobtrusive repairs visible along edges.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44619
- Title
- KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN
- Author
- Caldwell, Erskine
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in original slipcase.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- US American,20th century,Association Copy,Limited Edition
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Fine
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- Edges
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