RARE TRUE 1ST EDITION - The Yearling - FIRST PRINTING - Rawlings - 1938
Item History & Price
Check out my other books -- many 1st/1st, signed and rare, and I'll be adding more!This is the ACTUAL, TRUE first edition, first printing with first issue jacket of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Do not be fooled by listings with facsimile dust jackets -- because the first and second printing of the actual book are identical, the only way to tell whether this book is a TRUE first edition is by examining the back of the jacket -- the first and second printing of the actual book... are identical. Here's an explanation of the first printing criteria:
The first printing has the letter "A" and Scribner's seal on the copyright page. The first issue jacket has a four paragraph publisher's description of the story on the back panel and a tout on the bottom stating that the book is a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection. There are no media reviews on the back panel. Note, the Book-of-the-Month statement on the back panel does NOT mean that the book or jacket is a book club edition. Rather, it was nothing more than a tout by the publisher to advertise that the book club planned to make a "book club edition" prior to even the first printing being published. This can all be quickly confirmed online with a bit of research.
Please use the photos to make your own determination and/or confirmation of each item's edition, printing, condition, or any other details that are important to you. I'm happy to upload or send additional pics and to answer any questions related to the item.
The first printing has the letter "A" and Scribner's seal on the copyright page. The first issue jacket has a four paragraph publisher's description of the story on the back panel and a tout on the bottom stating that the book is a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection. There are no media reviews on the back panel. Note, the Book-of-the-Month statement on the back panel does NOT mean that the book or jacket is a book club edition. Rather, it was nothing more than a tout by the publisher to advertise that the book club planned to make a "book club edition" prior to even the first printing being published. This can all be quickly confirmed online with a bit of research.
Please use the photos to make your own determination and/or confirmation of each item's edition, printing, condition, or any other details that are important to you. I'm happy to upload or send additional pics and to answer any questions related to the item.
