God's Little Acre, Erskine Caldwell, First Edition Facsimile of 1933 classic

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library, c 1990s. F/F. Exact facsimile first edition, as published in 1933. The only new additions are on the copyright page and the bottom of the rear flap (FEL). First Edition Library facsimiles have the same weight, size, typeface, art, dust jacket, finish, and texture as the originals. The book is tight with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket has its original price (2.50) and Fine. The slipcase is Fine. 303 pages. 5½ x 8. Includes FEL card about the author and book.

This novel chronicles the final decline of a poor white family in rural Georgia. The Waldens ruin their land by digging it up in search of gold. Complex sexual entanglements and betrayals lead to a murder within the family that completes its dissolution. First published in 1933, God's Little Acre was censured by the Georgia Literary Commission, banned in Boston,