Description
Signed first edition of Plowing on Sunday by Sterling North, in the rare dust jacket.
Octavo, [4], 265pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Black topstain. Stated “Published October, 1934” on copyright page. Solid text block, small bumps along edges, a near fine copy. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, some shelf wear, notably on folds. Chipped corners and spine, a very good example. Jacket design by Grant Wood.
Signed by the author on the front free endpaper: “With the best wishes of Sterling North.”
Grant Wood (1891-1942) was an American painter best known for his iconic work American Gothic (1930). A leading figure in the Regionalist art movement, Wood celebrated rural American life and landscapes during the Great Depression, emphasizing simplicity, tradition, and Midwestern values.
