Arrows into the Sun by LAURITZEN, JONREED - 1943

Alfred Knopf, 1943. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. (1st) Large softcover with flaps, beautiful color-illustration of rock formations on front wrapper, praise on back wrapper from Mari Sandoz, Wallace Stegner and Eric Knight for this first novel, 311 lightly browned pages. Very slight wear to top front with micronick, slight wear to long spine left edge, very slight wear to long spine right edge, back wrapper browned, spine very slightly askew. Powerfully written story of boy becoming man in battles between Navahos and Mormons. Near Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rudolph Ruzicka (jacket). 311 pp. Yellow cloth over boards in unclipped dust jacket with original $2.50 price on flap. Stated first edition. Dust jacket front panel detached from spine and rear panels, about 1" paper loss to both spine panel ends, edge wear and chips to front and rear panels, tears, light soiling; covers lightly shelf soiled, interior age toned, spine square, binding and text tight. Author's first novel. Southwest Indians, Navajos, Utah desert.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Hardcover. Good. . First ed. SIGNED by author w/ inscription on ffep. Minor shelf/age wear. Pages/boards/jacket clean, binding sturdy.

ARROWS INTO THE SUN, Knopf, 1943, first edition, just about fine in near vg full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities and the upper left corner of the front dust-wrapper panel. The authors first book. A novel of Utah and the southwest.