first edition
1977 · Scarsdale
by [JUVENILE FICTION] BLUME, Judy
Scarsdale: Bradbury Press, 1977. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Red linen hardcover; dustjacket; 298pp. Tight, square and unmarked, Fine but for some very faint dusting to upper edge of text block. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $7.95 on front flap), with a trace of rubbing at spine ends but still very Near Fine, with color deep and even on spine panel. An exemplary copy of Blume's early-career novel for young readers, set in the American South in the years following WW2 and tackling themes of racism and anti-semitism. (Inventory #: 62471)