1951
by SWETNAM, George
1951. SWETNAM, George. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTRY. NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, [1951]. 8vo., decorative cloth in dust jacket; 315 pages. First Edition, first printing with "I" on the copyright page. In the earliest dust jacket with the last title on the rear cover listing "Far North Country." A volume in Erskine Caldwell's "American Folkways Series." Signed presentation from Swetnam on a front blank page: "To Kermit R. Mason, Morgantown. George Swetnam. The time has now arrived, your Honor." Mason was a lawyer and businessman living in Morgantown, WV and the author of "The Road Taken: A Country Lawyer Looks Back." Uncommon to find a signed copy! Very Good (little wear covers & very tiny stain fore-edge, contents clean & tight); little edgewear (some rubbing and little soil; few tiny tears) d/j. Scarce! $150.00.
(Inventory #: 4654)