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CALDWELL, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun, and Other Stories. Viking, New York, 1935.
Price: US$17.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in gray stamped in green and gold in dust jacket that shows quite a bit of scuffing to extremes. Previous owner's neat ownership stamp to ffep. 248 pp.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories. Viking, New York, 1935.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good loose binding, surface Tears on end pgs/inner back panel, browning/soiling of spine, rubbing/light soiling of panels, 1/4 inch line Tear on top spine end, very slightly torn cloth on bottom spine end, top corner of 2nd to last end pg torn off, light browning of inner panels/end pgs. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Erskine Caldwell. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$21.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No jacket. Grey cloth over boards with green and bronze lettering and design to covers and spine. Deckled long fore edge. Minor and limited marginal spots and somewhat toned, otherwise clean and clear internally. Possible 1st edition based on descriptions, but different binding from other examples online.
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A clean copy of the First Edition in a somewhat worn Very Good jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun. Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade Edition. Collection of 17 short stories of "Northern city life. share-cropping Negroes and poor-whites". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with nicks and wear.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN. , 1935.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: CALDWELL, Erskine. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN and other stories. New York: The Viking Press, 1935. First edition. 8vo., grey cloth. A very good copy only lightly offset at the endpapers, in a dust jacket that shows some moderate soiling, edgewear and a spot of skimming at the spine. Closed tear about two inches across the top of the front panel, which also shows some creasing.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN. , 1935.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: CALDWELL, Erskine. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN and Other Stories. New York: Viking Press, 1935. Second printing. 8vo., beige cloth. Ink ownership; slight ink notation to half-title. Slight foxing to spine, endpapers. Just about fine overall, in an edgeworn dust jacket with a small closed tear, slight darkening at the spine.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, ERSKINE. Kneel to the Rising Sun. New York Viking Press 1935, 1935.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Very good in dust jacket.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun. Viking, New York, 1935.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A nice copy of the book, the jacket is sharp and bright with some light wear to edges and a few spots of rubbing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The first edition, published by Viking in 1935.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun. Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed limited first edition. Signed by author on limitation page showing number 171 of 300 copies. Rust colored tweed boards with gold titles on black leather strips. Top edges gilt and gold ribbon bookmark. Book is very fine. Very good gold slipcase has the number 171 hand-written on the spine and has 1/2 inch wear through the paper at bottom corner that has been glued so sturdy but shows board.
Seller: Old Algonquin Books, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine.. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories.. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 246 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth. First edition; No. 248 of 300 copies signed by Erskine Caldwell. Small old ownership annotation; endsheets tanned at gutter; a few slight scuffs to the spine label; but otherwise very nice.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: This is #232 / 300 copies of the first edition signed by Caldwell. In original slipcase. The slipcase is in poor condition with grime and rubbing and split to upper edge and #232 written on back. Book is in excellant condition. 246 pages; Limited Edition; 5 1/2 x 8 "; Signed by Author.
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun, and Other Stories. Viking, New York, 1935.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo, brick red cloth, g.t., leather labels. New York: Viking, 1935. Limited First Edition. Lacks slipcase. Light scratch on front cover; end-papers tanned at the gutter. Number 173 of 300 copies signed by the author.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
CALDWELL, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories. , 1935.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: CALDWELL, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories. Original cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. New York: The Viking Press, 1935. First edition. Presentation inscription on 1/2-title, "To Robert Willingham from Erskine Caldwell." Light chipping and wear to d/j, else near fine copy in very good jacket.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Scarce unnumbered copy of the signed limited edition of Caldwell's short fiction. Caldwell's third and highly regarded collection of seventeen short stories, many of them set in the author's native Georgia and dealing with rural poverty, civil rights, and racial injustice; some light and comedic and some, like the title story, dark and violent. KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN was published just a few years after Caldwell's novels TOBACCO ROAD and GOD'S LITTLE ACRE, on whose greatness his reputation still rests. Though not noted in the book, a previous bookseller description of this copy records it as the copy of Thomas Guinzberg, president of The Viking Press, Caldwell's publisher. 7.5'' x 5.25''. Original rust cloth with gilt lettering on black morocco labels. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Yellow silk ribbon marker. In original tan paper-covered slipcase. 246 pages. Edition of 300, of which 285 numbered were for sale and 15 reserved for private distribution; this copy not numbered. Signed by Caldwell at limitation statement. Slipcase scuffed, with small tears to top panel; unobtrusive repairs visible along edges.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. Kneel to the Rising Sun. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 246 pages. First edition, first printing. One (266) of 300 numbered copies signed by Caldwell on a special page at the beginning of the book. Fine book in a fine acetate dust jacket with the black signed label intact on the spine. Near fine slipcase with a couple of split seams but intact and clean. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Caldwell, Erskine. Kneel To The Rising Sun. The Viking Press, New York, 1935.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 246 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Maurer. His seventh book and third book of short stories. Inscribed by Caldwell on the first sheet. Near fine book in a very good+ dust jacket with light wear to the corners and some light flaking to the spine, not effecting lettering. A very nice copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.