Jacob's Ladder.
Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Item #37764
118pp. Green cloth blind stamped to resemble an alligator skin on the front, lettered in black and white on the spine, top edge stained red. The story of a young couple and of their endless struggle for survival in the barren Florida of scrub pine and sour orange trees. Illustrations by Jessie Ayers. Cloth shows a hint of foxing on the spine panel, faint crease to the last two leaves. A bright near fine copy in very good dustjacket that retains the $2.75 cover price on front flap, has a couple of closed edge tears and light edge wear, and an old small tape mend and a bit of foxing on the inside. Uncommon. ; Octavo.
Price: $650.00