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Signet, March 1946. Mass Market Paperback. Used - Acceptable.
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God's Little Acre by author Erskine
Caldwell tells the story of a rural, proletariat family in South
Carolina whose lives seemingly revolve around the pursuit of sex and
money. A commentary on the plight of the working class sans union
protection in the 1930s, the novel also explores themes on land and
resource conservation. Due to the sexual imagery, Caldwell was sued
for the dissemination of pornography, but ultimately prevailed in
court. The case and decision is considered significant in the
establishment of modern interpretations of first amendment rights and
freedom of expression.
Published in 1933 by The Viking Press in black cloth printed in orange and green, the simple pictoral jacket with a sunrise seems to imply a pastoral theme far removed from the actual book's contents. As was the custom for Viking Press at the time, a first has neither a statement of first edition, nor any mention of subsequent printings. It's not uncommon to find a copy in the sunny jacket for around $2,000-$4,000 with signed copies pushing the price up to around $5,000-$6,000.
Published in 1933 by The Viking Press in black cloth printed in orange and green, the simple pictoral jacket with a sunrise seems to imply a pastoral theme far removed from the actual book's contents. As was the custom for Viking Press at the time, a first has neither a statement of first edition, nor any mention of subsequent printings. It's not uncommon to find a copy in the sunny jacket for around $2,000-$4,000 with signed copies pushing the price up to around $5,000-$6,000.
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SEVERAL yards of undermined sand and clay broke loose up near the top, and the land slid down to the floor of the crater.
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- Title God's Little Acre
- Author Caldwell, Erskine
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 51st printing. 1
- Language EN
- Publisher Signet, New York.
- Date March 1, 1946
- ISBN 9780451121554
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Signet, 1961. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Front cover has a slight tear, clean throughout.
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U.S.A.: Signet, 1961. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Synopsis: Published a year after "Tobacco Road" in 1933, "God's Little Acre" received enormous public attention because of its lurid, licentious content. Caldwell wrote forcefully, and sometimes comically, about issues many others writers were afraid to confront: the payments extracted for giving in to one's sexual cravings, injustices everywhere in American life in the Depression years, the power of the wealthy, the necessity of labor union as the working man's only hope for self-determination. This misadventured classic revolves around Georgian patriarch, Ty Ty Walden, who is forever grasping - alternately for the gold he thinks is to be found under his fields and for a divinity within himself. Living with Ty Ty on the farm that has ceased to be farmed, are his sexually depraved daughter, Darling Jill, his obedient sons, Buck and Shaw, and Buck's wife Griselda, a…
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New York: Signet, 1961. Later Signet Printing. Paperback. Very good in original pictorial wrappers, light crease to lower fore-corner of front cover.. Mass market. 4.25 x 7 in. 187 pp. Signed by Caldwell on the title page.
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