The Yearling, Marjorie Kinna Rawlings, 1961 Illustrated

This beloved favorite by Marjorie Kinna Rawlings. "The Yearling is a young adult novel published by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in 1938. She wrote about what she knew, which was rural life in Central Florida. The story follows a young boy who adopts an orphaned fawn. The Yearling was published by Scribner in New York and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939." This edition is wonderfully illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.  This hardcover is a former library book and is in fair condition. One loose illustration page, cove wear, webbing showing.