April 12, 2024
Erskine Caldwell We Are The Living First Edition 1st Printing 1933
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Offered for your consideration is a First Edition/First printing of We Are The Living by Erskine Caldwell. Viking Press MCMXXXIII [1933], New York, 1933. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Printing. First Trade Edition (following a limited edition of 250 copies) of Caldwell's second collection of stories. 8vo: viii,264pp. Publisher's ivory cloth, spine and upper cover stamped in brown and forest green, top edge stained brown; illustrated dust jacket, by Alfred Maurer, priced $2.50. In the wake of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre, as Caldwell’s popularity grew, he became more successful at selling short fiction to popular magazines of the day. Capitalizing on that popularity, Viking collected in this volume twenty short stories, ranging in setting from North to South and "mostly concerned with the sexual impulses of the characters." (Coan) It was published to "overwhelmingly positive reviews" (Literary Encyclopedia), and according to Flora and Bain, "Although all of his [Caldwell's] story collections contain interesting pieces, nowhere does he surpass the achievement of . . . We Are the Living . . . " (Flora and Bain) PLEASE READ TERMS BEFORE BIDDING: Domestic shipping is $4.00. It will be sent priority mail with delivery confirmation. Overseas Shipping: All overseas shipments
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