ALBUM OF DESTINY by Stuart, Jesse - 1944

Jesse Stuart Fondation, 2014. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Corners bumped, clean throughout.

1944 FIRST EDITION and "A Wartime Book: books are weapons in the war of ideas' Stamped."
"...ought to be interesting, even to those who think that they cannot read poetry. They can read Jesse Stuart, if they please, as autobiography and find themselves in the company of a modern American Robert Burns.."
Book: clean and unmarked
DJ: NPC ($3.00) - edgewear - chips (top of spine ~ 1 inch by 1/2) - 2 areas of scuff top right of cover and bottom of spine

E.P. Dutton, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Jacket torn in half along spine, else light edge wear to jacket..

E.P. Dutton, 1944. Third printing. Hardcover. Acceptable. Presentation copy, signed by author's brother "Nov. 4, 1987 Best wishes and kindest regards from teh brother of the author of this book, Jesse Stuart. James Stuart". Spine and edges are evenly faded and worn. Light water stain at top corner.

New York: E.P. Dutton. VG. 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in greenish gray cloth with blue lettering. 8vo si ze. A VG copy. Spine is dust spotted and rubbed. Some dust spotting to the edge of the cloth covered boards. Inside is clean and tight. .

NY: Dutton. Good+/Good only (see notes). 1944. 3rd ptg. hardcover. 8vo . 255pp . Signed by the author. Inscribed (see notes-->). 1" x 3" 'chip' from bottom of 2nd free end paper. 1" chip, 1" tear DJ, edgewear Full page inscription on the end paper, noting he feels this is his best book so far, and mentions that he was 3rd for the Pulitzer Prize. .

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. First Edition stated, no additional printings. Good+ (spine ends bumped; bookplate on front pastedown, large 'W' initial stamp on front free endpaper, price in ink on rear free endpaper, name on rear pastedown) in good+ dj (soiled rear panel; edgeworn; spine ends and corners chipped; toned), $3.00 price. 255 pp.

NY: E.P. Dutton, 1944. First Edition, First Printing; grey-green c w/ mylar protective wraps; 255 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardv. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 Vo; 1.5 Pounds.

ALBUM OF DESTINY, Dutton, 1944, first edition., vg+/near fine in g/vg dust-wrapper with some wear and light chipping.

E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. Good+. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good+ hardcover edition, has the previous owner's name on the front endpaper and a bookplate on the front pastedown. Inscribed (not to anyone) on the front endpaper. Cover has some light soiling. ; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 255 pages; Signed by Author .