The Yearling

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/G-. Shenton, Edward. Lovely copy, with its original DJ, of this beloved novel about the Baxter family in the Big Scrub of inland Florida, centering on the boy, Jody, & his relationship with the little fawn. Winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize & basis for the 1946 film starring Gregory Peck & Jane Wyman. In 428 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout the text by Edward Shenton. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from1938 (with the requisite Scribner's "A"), this hardcover book has beige cloth-covered boards & green lettering/design to front cover & spine. Condition is VG, marred by staining/heavy tanning to indentations where spine meets front & rear boards; endpapers heavily tanned, pages only moderately so, especially around edges. Else, extremely clean, binding is straight & strong. The unclipped, First State, DJ (with orig. $2.50 price intact on front flap, no mention of Pulitzer) is barely Good, with many chips to all extremities, soiling to spine, but colors on front are bright & crisp. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! A handsome copy of this classic!(We are also offering a First Edition WITHOUT the DJ for much less; please see our listing #016086). Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.