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A Bell For Adano
by John Hersey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Stated First Edition/Fourth Printing; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED directly to the front free paper by the author. A handsome copy of this Pulitzer Prize winner by the author of "The Wall' and "Hiroshima", among others. This copy is in very good condition with mildly soiled yellow boards, some age-toning to the spine, and some light off-setting to the end and free papers. Housed in a crisp and bright very good dust jacket that shows a couple soiled areas to the front panel, some mild fading to the spine, and some moderate rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges, particularly the spine head. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
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
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3499
- Title
- A Bell For Adano
- Author
- John Hersey
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Edition, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military Fiction; World War II History;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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About the Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Tomball, Texas
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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