An American Childhood by Annie Dillard [FIRST EDITION] 1987 • Harper & Row

An American Childhood by Annie Dillard 

FIRST EDITION [1987] HARPER & ROW

3rd printing / 1987.

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.  Mild trace shelf wear.  Reads like new.  Dust jacket now housed in a new archival quality jacket protector. 

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country,  An American Childhood  is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s and 60s.  Dedicated to her parents—from whom she learned a love of language and the importance of following your deepest passions—Dillard's brilliant memoir will resonate with anyone who has ever recalled with longing playing baseball on an endless summer afternoon, caring for a pristine rock collection, or knowing in your heart that a book was written just for you.