THE YEARLING by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. SCARCE especially in such wonderful condition. The condition of the slipcase is VERY GOOD +. The condition of the paper chemise is NEAR FINE. facsimile letter from Wyeth internally the book is fine.
This young adult novel about a young boy living in the Florida backwoods in the 1870's, and a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet, won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel illustrated by Wyeth with fourteen color and two black and white plates of drawings, as well as a pp. viii, 400 pp., plus leaves of plates, including leaves facsimile of a letter from N. Original first state blue-green cloth covered boards with decoration stamped in gilt to front cover, and titles stamped in gilt to spine for what is a pristine, as new copy of the book in original blue-green stiff paper chemise with a black paper paste-on stamped in gilt to spine, with minor fading to spine and a touch of wear to one of the folds, and original blue-green paper over board slipcase with minor fading and a few light touches of wear to the edges in quarter green niger solander box for Asprey. FIRST AND LIMITED EDITION OF THIS EDITION SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY COPIES HAVE BEEN PRINTED OF WHICH SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY ARE FOR SALE SIGNED BY BOTH RAWLINGS AND WYETH. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector.
A wonderful first edition with a signed letter of this beloved classic for readers of all ages and winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Binding starting between previous works/half title page, but binding is still sound all pages intact. Spotting to boards and darkening to spine cloth. Book is very good with some shelf/handling wear. Typed letter signed by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings dated Apaffixed to front flyleaf.
First Edition, First Printing (Scribner s Seal w/ A on copyright date of 1938 on title page).
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