CHAPMAN, Maristan (pseud. of John Stanton Higham and Mary Hamilton Ilsely); WENCK, Paul (jacket design)

The Weather Tree

New York: Viking Press, 1932. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); maroon cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black and gilt on spine and front panel; peach topstain; dustjacket; 298pp. Gently nudged and faded at spine ends, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, lightly worn at joints and extremities, with some shallow chipping at spine ends and corners; Very Good+. "The story of conflict between a small conservative settlement in the Tennessee mountains and a man who tried to rebuild the town, only to meet with hate and resentment." A scarce piece of Tennessee fiction, especially in dustjacket. COAN p.69, HANNA 664, BOGER 77.

Price: $200.00

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