Where the Red Fern Grows (Signed)
Wilson Rawls
Published by Doubleday, 1961
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Hardcover
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Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows. New York: Doubleday, 1961. Early printing, signed by Rawls and inscribed without dedication to the FFEP. Octavo, 212 Pages. Publisher\u0092s burnt orange boards with silver and black gilt to spine. Original publisher\u0092s dust jacket with the $4.95 price intact. Jacket beautifully illustrated by Reisie Lonette. The childhood classic of Billy Coleman and his beloved coon hounds, Old Dan and Little Ann. Has been made into film twice, once starring the musician, Dave Matthews. Book about fine with taut binding, clean internally and no lean. Jacket in VG with two small closed tears and a small spot of tape repair to verso. Overall, a wonderful signed copy of this classic work of children\u0092s literature. Seller Inventory # ABE-1764948742129
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Title: Where the Red Fern Grows (Signed)
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 1961
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
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Where the Red Fern Grows - SIGNED
Published by
Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1961
ISBN 10: 0385020597
ISBN 13: 9780385020596
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: The Book Files, Broken Arrow, OK, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. WE SHIP DAILY! Later printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author, dated 4-16-76. Book has some light foxing on closed edges, some light stains on cloth and minor edge and corner wear. Dust jacket has tear at top of spine hinge and tear on back spine hinge, some edge and corner wear and some water staining , mostly visible from the inside . ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # H55780C
Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy. Signed
Published by
Doubleday and Co., 1962
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Court Street Books LLC, Florence, AL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later printing but very nice book, tight and square with bright covers and spine, clean unmarked interior. Sturdy binding. The unclipped jacket is bright with edge wear, chips and closed tears. Inscribed and signed by Rawls on the front leaf. Previous owner's name and stamp also on front fly leaf. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 018914
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Where the Red Fern Grows - SIGNED
Published by
Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1961
ISBN 10: 0385020597
ISBN 13: 9780385020596
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: The Book Files, Broken Arrow, OK, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. WE SHIP DAILY. Later printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author, dated 4-17-76. Book has some toning to inside, front hinge. Elsewhere, minor wear. Dust jacket has light fading, taped reinforced top hinged and back flap hinges. Also has a small tear at bottom of spine, small tears on spine hinges and a small amount shipping to corner. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***. Seller Inventory # O23266C
Where the Red Fern Grows, inscribed, signed, and dated by the author in 1977 The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy
Published by
Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1961
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First edition, later printing. This jacketed first edition, later printing of the children's classic and enduring staple of adolescent school curriculum is inscribed, signed, and dated by the author. The inscription inked in four lines on the front free endpaper recto reads "3-2-77 | To - Sarah Williams | Sincerely, | Wilson Rawls".In binding, dust jacket design, and content, this copy is nearly identical to the first printing. The book itself differs only in omission of the "1961" date at the foot of the title page and omission of "First Edition" at the foot of the title page verso. We can speculate with confidence that this reprint of the first edition was issued between 1968 and early 1977. Presence of an ISBN number on the rear flap of the dust jacket indicates 1968 or later; the US introduced the ISBN system in 1968. An additional indicator of later, but still early, printing is the "$4.95" price on the front dust jacket flap rather than the "$3.95" of the first printing. The author's own inscription informs us that the book must have been printed before 2 March 1977.Condition approaches very good plus in a very good dust jacket. The brick red binding is square, tight, clean, and unfaded, with sharp corners and only minor shelfwear to the extremities. The contents remain bright, and the sole previous ownership mark is the author's inscription. Modest spotting appears confined to the text-block edges and the front endpapers primarily at the pastedown gutter. The illustrated dust-jacket is highly complete with only fractional loss at the spine ends and flap-fold corners. Light soiling is primarily confined to the white rear face. The jacket spine shows modest, uniform toning and a closed tear at the spine heel extending .75 inches up from the bottom of the front joint, and another .75 inches horizontally above the publisher's printed name. The tears are unobtrusive beneath the jacket's clear, removable, archival cover.Wilson Rawls (1913-1984) was born and raised in Oklahoma and came of age during the Great Depression. His own privations included lack of formal education; Rawls was taught to read by his mother alongside his sisters with books supplied by their grandmother. After departing from his home in Oklahoma, Rawls picked up jobs from Mexico to Alaska, building dams, working in shipyards, and at some point working for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). While working for the AEC in Idaho he met Sophie Ann Styczinski, whom he married in 1958. Rawls's inclination to storytelling was fed by his varied employment experience, and it was as a speaker and storyteller that he eventually prospered after publication of his two books, Where the Red Fern Grows, and The Summer of the Monkeys.Rawls wrote, but with a lack of confidence that led him to destroy his own manuscripts. His wife Sophie would later convince him to write from the destroyed manuscripts Where the Red Fern Grows, which was published in 1961, first in a Saturday Evening Post series and later that year in novel form. This story details the life of young Billy Coleman, who works hard to buy two coonhounds for companionship and hunting, both of whom poignantly die and are interred between the titular red fern. Both Where the Red Fern Grows and Rawls's second and final novel, The Summer of the Monkeys (1976), drew on the author's formative rural adolescence in eastern Oklahoma. After publishing both novels, Rawls became a sought-after inspirational speaker to young people in schools across the nation. It was early during this phase of his life that he inscribed this book. His most famous speech was titled aptly, even if a bit on the nose, "Dreams Can Come True." This title would become his epitaph. Seller Inventory # 008621
WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS SIGNED
Published by
Doubleday & Company, New York, 1961
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition; Early Printing. Very Good+ in a Good dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges. 4 inch open tear across top of rear panel. ; Personalized by author on FEP. Seller Inventory # 193732
WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS SIGNED
Published by
Doubleday & Company, New York, 1961
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition; Early Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. 1 inch open tear at bottom of rear flap fold. ; Personalized by author on FEP. ; Signed by Author. Signed. Seller Inventory # 212224