The Rancho of the Little Loves by Robert Nathan - 1956

New York.: Alfred A Knopf., 1956. First edition, stated.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Moderate spine end, corner wear. Interior clean. Binding tight.. Salter, George (Illustrated by). 1 Decorated paper over boards. : stars in sky; red title boxes. 169 p. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Fictional account opening with a convocation of Saints discussing the usual litany of despair, anger, etc., going on below. St. Odule must go below. He is reluctant. Something went wrong, he and Blessed Pierre land in the Mohave Desert instead of Paris or Geneva. They meet various characters, and a goat. A prolific 1930s-1950s American novelist and poet, Robert Nathan was commonly known for "One More Spring" published earlier in his career.

Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Good/No Jacket. Local Independent Bookstore. All Orders ship within 2 business days. Stated 1st edition. No DJ. No markings. Minor shelf wear. Pictures on request.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Salter, George. Slightly smaller book, shades of blue with stars on front, spine and back--beautiful, 170 lightly browned pages. DJ price-clipped, heavy yellow paper with three color illustrations on front, spine browned, list of Nathan books on back. DJ has very slight surface wear to tips, very tiny tear at top front spine indentation and bottom front spine indentation as well, slight surface wear to spine top edge, tiny tear at back spine indentations, bottom back edge as well. Good DJ/Very Good book.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. 169 pages. The book is clean and tight, with light rubbing at corners and top & bottom edges of spine. Pages are lightly tanned. Dust jacket is generally bright, with some fading along the spine; very minor chipping of spine extremities.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Knopf, 1956. Hardcover. Good. Solid reading copy in nice bright jacket, price intact, no shelf sticker.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first Printing of the First Edition that is Nearly Fine with bumped corners and housed in a Fine dust-jacket; Nathan's debut novel tells the story of two families and their generations-spanning love story. Set on a sprawling cattle ranch in the American West, the novel follows the tumultuous eighties as the world around the ranch changes. The Rancho of the Little Loves is a story of love, loss, and the ties that bind.; 8vo; 169 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Nearly Fine first Edition/First Printing with little rubbing to the edges in a chipped and soiled Very Good+ dust-jacket; In Nathan Robert's The Rancho of the Little Loves, three families--the Santanas, the Oliviers, and the Meads--are forced to live together after a natural disaster causes the death of their loved ones. The families must learn to get along and find some common ground in order to survive.; 8vo; 169 pages .

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition hardcover inscribed to the half title page by Nathan. Presentation copy to his friend American screenwriter/lyricist Robert E. Lee. Slight corner/edge wear to boards. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is sunned to spine, lightly soiled/insected/edgeworn. Price is torn off of flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .