The Yearling
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], vii-viii, [2], 1-400, [4] pp. Black cloth with an inset illustration on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. An illustration on the title page, with twelve color plates done by N.C. Wyeth. Allen 216. This Scribner's classic edition was issued after a limited edition of 770 copies, and after a Pulitzer Prize edition that was issued after the limited edition. N.C. Wyeth was a student of Howard Pyle's and left an indelible influence on American book illustration and painting, with his signature style still recognizable and of great interest to collectors of books and works of art. A lovely copy. Near Fine. Item #000011529
A touch of foxing to the textblock and to the leaves.
Price: $250.00