Frank Yerby, Stormflod / Floodtide Dansk forlaeggeres
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Frank Yerby "Stormflod" translated from "Floodtide", Published Dansk forlaeggeres bogclub, Kobenhavn 1952. Half leather on striped boards. Speckle stained top edge. 1.1lb Yerby was born in Augusta, Georgia, on September 5, 1916, the second of four children of Rufus Garvin Yerby and Wilhelmina Ethel Yerby. Rufus, a hotel doorman, was part African-American, part Seminole. Yerby was originally noted for writing romance novels set in the antebellum South. In mid-century, Yerby began writing a series of best-selling historical novels ranging from the Athens of Pericles to Europe in the Dark Ages. Yerby took considerable pains in research and often endnoted his historical works. In all, he wrote 33 novels. His 1944 short story “Health Card,” published in Harper’s, won the prestigious O. Henry Memorial Prize for best short story. Approx.
Measurements: 5.75 x 8.25 x 1.125 inches.
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Measurements: 5.75 x 8.25 x 1.125 inches.
Domestic Shipping: $15
Condition
Very good condition, some corner wear, toning to pages.
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Frank Yerby, Stormflod / Floodtide Dansk forlaeggeres
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