Octavo, maroon hardback, gilt titing to brown cloth spine, origninal dust jacket, 496pp. A Signed first edition of Marshall's best seller depicting the driving forces that motivates the nineteen-year-old Christy to abandon her comfortable home to dedicate her energies teaching in early 20th-century Appalachia. Mild stain to top edge, hint of wear to spine, mild chipping jacket. A very good copy.