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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. 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. 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.