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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Full red leather decorated with gilt. Banded spine. All edges gilt. Moire end papers. Ribbon bookmark. Fresh, unopened binding. 335 pages. Handsome special limited edition reprint of Hersey's 1944 novel which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. It tells the story of an Italian-American officer in Sicily during World War II who wins the respect and admiration of the people of the town of Adano by helping them find a replacement for the town bell that the Fascists had melted down for rifle barrels.
Synopsis
A Bell for Adano is a film directed by Henry King starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. The film was adapted from the novel A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000194
- Title
- A Bell for Adano
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION WWII ITALY ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR HISTORICAL PULITZER PRIZE WINNER Literature
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
Welcome to the Crooked House, a one-of-a-kind bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the beautiful and unusual: books by, for and about women, cookery, domestic science, decorative publishers bindings, weird how-to books and ephemera, 1920s-30s women's magazines, Modern Library, and more.
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- Gilt
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- Unopened
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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