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New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First edition of what many consider Caldwell's finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ingle Barr Here is a book you should read some day Erskine Caldwell." The recipient, Ingle Barr was a prominent book collector. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition and signed.  God's Little Acre is about a dysfunctional farming family in Georgia obsessed with sex and wealth. The novel's sexual themes were so controversial that the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice asked a New York state court to censor it. Although controversial, the novel became an international best seller with over 10 million copies sold, and was published as an Armed Services Edition during WWII. God's Little Acre is Caldwell's most popular novel, although his reputation is often tied to his 1932 novel Tobacco Road,… Read More

New York, NY: Viking, 1933. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. 1933 Viking TRUE FIRST EDITION of one of Caldwell's 2 classic American works. A very RARE and excellent copy in NF/Fair condition. With a **SIGNED** Bookplate and photo laid in! The HB has black boards with bright orange printing and green and orange lines on the cover and spine. The interior is very clean, tight and unmarked. The only marks are some foxing spots on the top stain. The unclipped DJ ( $ 2.50) is in FAIR only condition and is missing the top half of the spine. Otherwise there are minor nicks and wear and we have repaired and now protected in mylar. A TRUE CLASSIC! **Bonus** Also receive the1932 Grosset & Dunlap First Thus edition of Tobacco Road in Good condition/no DJ

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962. First Printing, Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First illustrated edition of God's Little Acre, signed by Erskine Caldwell.. Octavo, 218pp. White cloth, yellow boards, title stamped in orange on spine. Stated "first printing of this illustrated edition, 1962" on copyright page. Light foxing on edges, staining evident on boards, drawings intact, solid text block, a very good example. In publisher's dust jacket, $6.50 retail price on front flap, sunning on spine, signs of shelf wear, a very good example. Inscribed by Erskine Caldwell on the half-title.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; Signed by Erskine Caldwell. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Original binding. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box.; Signed by Author .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Faint spotting on top text block edge. ; Signed by author on 2nd FEP. ; First Franklin Library Edition. .

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1979. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Signed by Author. Publisher's full tan leather, spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in the remainder, gilt decoration and borders on covers, AEG, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Harry Schaare. Includes "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet laid in. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. Signed Limited Editions from the Franklin Library Series. B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xi), 224 pp. Signed by Author .

Franklin Library, 1979-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Signed by Author. Signed by author on tipped-in page with tissue guard. Full brown leather with 22kt gold embossed decorative cover and gilt page edges. Hubbed spine. The endpapers are of blue moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Viking Press, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1933 Viking Press First Edition, 5th Printing ( May 1933) of this very elusive classic. A VG+ super clean copy with only a previous owner signature on the inside front board. There is still a red-orange topstain present as well. With a **SIGNED** card tipped in!

PENNSLYVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1979. 1ST SPECIAL EDITION. HARDCOVER. FINE/NO JACKET. PENNSLYVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1979. 1ST SPECIAL EDITION. FINE/NO JACKET. PENNSLYVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1979. 1ST SPECIAL EDITION. FINE/NO JACKET. PENNSLYVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1979. 1ST SPECIAL EDITION. FINE/NO JACKET. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. Pristine. A Limited Edition.; Signed Limited First Edition. 1ST PRINTING

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition First Thus. Hardcover. As New. Schaare, Harry. 1979 First Thus "Limited Edition" by The Franklin Library of the 1933 classic. The book is intact with a leather like HB in AN Condition. There is no dust jacket. It is "individually signed the the author" on the ffep. The page edges are in gold leaf. An inlaid brownish gold ribbon acts as a bookmark. The author has also included a two page "special message to subscribers written in Scottsdale, Arizona, 1979. The book also contains illustrations by Harry Schaare.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: THE FRanklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. First edition thus. Fine in a full leather binding with gold stamping, all edges gilt, two raised bands, silk place marker, silk endpapers. A preface by him not included in the trade edition. Signed by the author on a preliminary page.

New American Library,. 1976. Hardcover. 1st prtg of New American Library edition SIGNED by Caldwell and inscribed to previous owner. Corner-clipped DJ (both upper and lower corner of front flap) moderately shelfworn, with tiny nicks. ; .

Franklin Center, : Franklin Library, 1979. First edition. hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo . Signed by Author. pp. (16), 224, brown gilt embossed full leather, AEG, satin ribbon, 2 raised bands, silk endpapers, signed by the author,

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1970. First edition thus. Full Leather. Near Fine. First edition thus. Full Leather. Octavo. 224pp.

Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1979. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown leather with gilt designs front, back, and spine. Gilt lettering to spine. All page edges gilt. Satin book mark. Peach silk EPs. SIGNED by Erskine Caldwell. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes..