Turkey In The Straw Book Of American Ballads & Primitive Verse 1st 1935 KANTOR
Item History & Price
Kantor, Mackinlay. Turkey in the Straw: A Book of American Ballads and Primitive Verse. New York: Coward-McCann, 1936. Civil War. Hardcover book. Cloth binding. First Trade Edition stated. Illustrations by Will Crawford.
This collectible vintage book containing a collection of Kantor's ballads and verse pertaining to the Civil War era has beige and blue cloth boards, in Very Good+ condition, with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is tight, the book is square, and the love...ly laid pages are clean and entirely unmarked save for three news clippings with Civil War era ballads/verse pasted onto the front endpaper, flyleaf and over. (See pictures.)
Turkey in the Straw has 90 pages and measures 9.5 x 6.5 inches.From Wikipedia: MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, Andersonville. He also wrote the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War.
Kirkus review: "American ballads, carved out of a rich knowledge of sectional idioms and viewpoints, and rendered with a sense of human and dramatic values.... Charmingly illustrated with pencil sketches."
Please see the pictures for more information and detail as to contents and condition.
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This book comes from the estate of Maine poet and avid book collector Charles G. Wilson (1898-1967), who lived in Kingfield Maine, had unusually good taste in books, and took uncommonly good care of them.
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This collectible vintage book containing a collection of Kantor's ballads and verse pertaining to the Civil War era has beige and blue cloth boards, in Very Good+ condition, with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is tight, the book is square, and the love...ly laid pages are clean and entirely unmarked save for three news clippings with Civil War era ballads/verse pasted onto the front endpaper, flyleaf and over. (See pictures.)
Turkey in the Straw has 90 pages and measures 9.5 x 6.5 inches.From Wikipedia: MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, Andersonville. He also wrote the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War.
Kirkus review: "American ballads, carved out of a rich knowledge of sectional idioms and viewpoints, and rendered with a sense of human and dramatic values.... Charmingly illustrated with pencil sketches."
Please see the pictures for more information and detail as to contents and condition.
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This book comes from the estate of Maine poet and avid book collector Charles G. Wilson (1898-1967), who lived in Kingfield Maine, had unusually good taste in books, and took uncommonly good care of them.
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Payment: PayPal
Shipping: Shipping is free. Books and similar media ship Media Mail because it is the most economical. Sometimes it is slow. If you want to ship by a faster method at your own expense, I am happy to do that. I ship daily Monday through Friday and sometimes on Saturdays. If I have received your order by 11:30 am, most days your package will go to the post office the same day. For international orders, I use Ebay's Global Shipping.
Packaging: I pack all of my books carefully with attention to preventing damage from moisture or bumps during transit. All items have been dusted and stored in a clean, smoke-free environment.
Returns: I accept returns for items that you find not to be as described. Returns are free.
Offers: I am usually open to reasonable offers. Feel free!
I have made an effort to learn how to rate and describe books accurately, but keep in mind that I am not an expert. I post numerous photographs so that you can be sure of what you are buying. I do not use stock photographs: the images you see are of the actual item for sale. Please refer to the pictures, and please feel free to contact me if you have questions -- I want you to be happy with your purchase and I care about providing you with good service!
Please also visit Maine Books & Things for more great books and sometimes other interesting items!
