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Franklin Library leather edition of Wallace Stegner's "The Big Rock Candy Mountain," Illustrated by Charles Reid, a Limited edition, one of the SIGNED 60 series, PERSONALLY SIGNED by WALLACE STEGNER, signature protected by tissue paper, published in 1978. Bound in camel tan leather, the book has bright orange moire silk end leaves, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, hubbed spine, satin book marker, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition. Wallace Stegner, who lived from 1909-1993, was born in IOWA. Stegner was the founder and a distinguished Creative Writing professor at Stanford University in California. The semi-autobiographical, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain," follows the life of the Mason family---Bo and Elsa with their sons Chester and Bruce--during the early 20th Century in the United States and Canada. The novel spans a wide variety of settings. The book is structured in ten sections. The fictional family, like Stegner's family during his childhood, frequently moves to different cities in pursuit of various financial schemes that never work out. The novel also matches Stegner's family history in some of the specific locations lived, including Saskatchewan and Salt Lake City. The novel is named after the folk song "Big Rock Candy Mountain," a mythical paradise. 733 pages. Combined shipping is available.
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