Edna Ferber
Outlet, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 6.2 X 9.25 X 2in-DJ unclipped, illustrated with a showboat docking, with a couple embracing in the foreground; original price of $36.75 is present on upper front flap;-An unmarked copy-1st Avenel Edition. (1981); 873 pages; clean, unmarked text; tight, square binding with sharp corners; stated Avenel 1981 Edition with letter line beginning with "a"; burgundy faux leather boards and spine with gilt lettering. The book is complete and unabridged. It represents the legacy of Edna Ferber. So Big, the first novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1924; Showboat was a great romance; Cimarron is a story of the taming of Oklahoma territory; Saratoga Trunk takes place in New Orleans, and Giant captures the essence of Texas.