Laughing Boy by LA FARGE, Oliver - 1977

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. A very handsome edition of the author's tragic novel set in the world of the Navajo people in the American desert southwest. First published in 1929 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1930. With illustrations by William Gregg. --- In full dark red leather with four raised bands on spine. With elaborate gilt decorations on both covers and on spine; titling on spine in gilt, and all edges also in gilt. Interior leaves of high-quality buff-colored paper. Deep red silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Issued as part of the publisher's Pulitzer Prize-winners series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy in excellent condition but with light scratches to textblock gilding & rubbing along lower cover edges & to spine hubs; spine with a hint of sunning. Lacks a dust jacket (as issued).; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages .