The Mad Carews by Martha Ostenso - 1927

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in dark green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1927 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Decorated endpapers. The author was born in Norway and later lived in Canada; her themes were rural life in Canada and Minnesota. This copy has very light edgewear. The cloth is not soiled, split or frayed. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid. A clean, tight copy.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. 3rd printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 346p.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. 1927, Edition not stated. Hardcover in Very Good condition, with light shelf wear, and moderate soil to the boards.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1927. Book. VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor rubbing to extremities, text block edges typically tanned. Spine panel a bit sunned with faded lettering. Firm binding, clean interior. 346 pp. 1st ed. (matching dates). Her third novel..

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1927. Cover rubbed with sticker on inside. Notation on end pages, hinges weak. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dodd, Mead & Co, 1927-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Few pages shows foxing.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1927. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good+/Dust Jacket Included. No names or bkplates. Clean text. Attractive! patterned endpapers. very good+, poor chipped worn dj, deep green cloth. Tight 346 pgs

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good, bright copy with firm square text block. No dust jacket. No former owner marks. Collectible. Ostenso's works are among the list of Midwest, regional rural classics. You will have to find out for yourself about the "Mad Carews". Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1927. 346 pp. Previous owner's inscription on front fly-leaf. Red and white patterned endpapers, with previous owner's inscription on ffep. Green cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, head and tail of spine lightly worn. VG-. First Edition.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1927. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine+. First Edition (same date on title and copyright pages) of the author's third novel, set in Minnesota. Small 8vo: [6],346pp. Publisher's coarsely woven green cloth, spine and upper cover decorated with a wheat stalk and lettered in gilt, decorated end papers, top edge stained orange, fore-edge untrimmed; green and orange dust jacket lettered in cream and priced $2.50. Former owner's inscription to front fly-leaf, dated 1927. A Fine copy, square and tight; better than Near Fine jacket with short edge tears and minor nicks. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).