Thresher by Herbert Krause (45 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Has tearing on spine. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. O-4. Spine ends, board edges, and corners lightly worn. Small stain on bottom page edge. Page edges tanned. Text is clean and bright. Sound binding. 489 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. For Johnny Black, the young man we meet in Herbert Krause's classic Minnesota farm novel The Thresher, his dream of becoming a member of a steam-powered threshing crew has come true. As fireman, he builds the fire that generates the steam and blows the whistle to wake up the rest of the crew.As writer Patrick Hicks explains in his introduction, commissioned especially for this edition, Johnny's ambitions far exceed mastering this new technology, and what he is willing to sacrifice to achieve them is the driving force of the novel. For Johnny Black, the young man we meet in Herbert Krause's classic Minnesota farm novel The Thresher, his dream of becoming a member of a steam-powered threshing crew has come true. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Missing dust jacket.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book- Good. Dust Jacket- No Jacket. All books are clean and unmarked unless stated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Chipping to spine ends of jacket and to ends of flap folds.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blue w/gilt lettering. Owner's bookplate pasted neatly ffep, otherwise no marks. Lightly tanned endpapers, a bumped rear corner and dent on rear board are the only things that keep this book from being flawless.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/No Dj. 8vo no stamps or names present.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club. Book Club Edition, 1946. Navy blue book with gold writing on front cover and spine. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Some pink and yellow bleeding due to water damage from the DJ has bled onto the front endpaper and onto the edges of the first section of the book. Pages show reader and age wear with some tanning. Secure pages, solid binding. DJ is intact with some tearing. It has water damage which has resulting in a light pink ink bleeding onto much of the DJ and in rippling. Tape on the top and bottom edges of the inside of the dust jacket, causing it to curl. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 489 pages. 5.31x1.24x9.59 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. 489 pages. Dust jacket lightly chipped at corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club Edition. (German Americans, Minnesota, fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. - Inspected, Cleaned, Sealed in Shrink Wrap - Tight Binding/Sharp Corners - Clean & Unmarked - Returns Accepted / Refunds Given Inspected, Cleaned & Sealed by me, the proprietor. 1974. Reissue. Hardcover books in a slipcase. Each book has a tight binding with sharp corners. The text part of the books are clean and unmarked. Sealed in Shrink Wrap for protection in storage and shipping. Expertly packed. *PROFESSIONAL BOOKSELLER* I try hard to get the descriptions right, sometimes I make a mistake, therefore, Returns accepted. Refunds given. -Gordon.…

Condition: New. 2017. Reprint. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2017. Reprint. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club Edition. A powerful regional novel of the American Midwest, The Thresher is Herbert Krause's acclaimed portrait of rural Minnesota wheat farmers during the twilight of the great horse-powered threshing era. Drawing upon his own upbringing on a Minnesota farm, Krause crafts a richly detailed story of family, faith, love, labor, and tradition as mechanization and modern life begin transforming the agricultural landscape. Praised upon publication by writers including Stephen Vincent Benét and Wallace Stegner, the novel remains one of the finest literary depictions of twentieth-century Midwestern farm life and is increasingly sought by collectors of regional American literature. This Book Club Edition presents very well despite a heavily worn dust jacket. The dark blue publisher's cloth is clean and attractive with bright gilt lettering and decorative wheat motif on the spine. Binding remains square and sound with no loose or detached pages. Interior is remarkably clean, free of writing, bookplates, or library markings, showing only light age toning typical of the period. The dedication page is present, and the copyright page confirms the 1946 publication while the dust jacket identifies this as a Book Club Edition. The original illustrated dust jacket is present but in Fair condition, retaining its attractive front panel artwork depicting a Midwestern threshing scene by illustrator Bill Lekse. The jacket exhibits substantial edge wear with numerous chips, tears, losses at the spine ends and corners, creasing, and old tape reinforcement visible on the verso. Despite its condition, the jacket remains complete enough to display. Herbert Krause (1905-1976) was an American novelist, playwright, and educator born on a farm near Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Raised amid the wheat fields and farming communities of the Upper Midwest, he drew heavily upon his firsthand experiences in his fiction. After graduating from St. Olaf College and earning graduate degrees from the University of Iowa, Krause taught English and creative writing for many years, eventually serving as head of the English Department at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Krause became nationally recognized for his authentic portrayals of Midwestern rural life. His first novel, Wind Without Rain (1939), won the Friends of American Writers Award, while The Thresher (1946) is widely regarded as his finest achievement. The novel has earned enduring praise for its realistic depiction of farming communities, their religious traditions, and the profound social changes brought about by modernization, securing Krause's reputation as one of the foremost literary voices of the American Great Plains. Cover art by Bill Lekse (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ shows heavy edgewear, tearing and chipping; Secure packaging for safe delivery.

with dustjacket, hardcover. Condition: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 489 pages; acceptable hardcover with dustjacket; bookclub edition; dustjacket stain, scuff, nicks, chips, signs of wear; board tips bumped; spine slanting; tanning; deckled; few stains; spine head and heal bumped; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Presume First Edition. Spine has faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Signed.

Boxed. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, 458 pp. ending with Acknowledgments, page 458. First Edition, Stated. This edition is a Paperback book, bound in signatures. Covers are thin, and have a flap like a dust jacket. I thought it was a jacket at first with an illustrated cover. Like a jacket, it is priced inside the front cover at $3.00. Condition is only Good. There is damp stain from the rear top edges through most of the text. Interior is clean of any notes or marks. The spine is worn, and the rear cover is separating up the from the base two inches. jacket illustration by Bill Lekse [lower right corner, in painting] (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 489 pages. 5.31x1.24x9.59 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good Bobbs-Merrill 1946 hardcover SIGNED by the author Moderate cover wear Sound binding Clean pages No dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).