THE CALL
by Hersey, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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West Point, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1985. (14), 697 pages. Full blue leather decorated in gilt. Signed by Hersey on the first blank page. "This limited first edition has been privately printed, and personall signed by John Hersey, exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Herbert Tauss. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leather.
Synopsis
The Call is a novel about an American missionary in China from 1906 until the 1950's. This fictional biography is about David Treadup, a composite character based on multiple missionaries to China. It is supported with diary entries, letters, articles, staff minutes, and other bibliographic accounts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bertram Books And Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010807
- Title
- THE CALL
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Illustrator
- Herbert Tauss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Decorated Bindings
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Bertram Books And Fine Art
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Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG and small enough to fit in flat rate envelopes. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Virginia customers will be invoiced for 6% sales tax.
About the Seller
Bertram Books And Fine Art
Biblio member since 2018
West Point, Virginia
About Bertram Books And Fine Art
Bookseller for over 15 years in a brick and mortar in Williamsburg Va. Now selling primarily online Antiquarian, Collectible and General Stock books. Our stock includes Art, Antique Maps and antique Botanical Lithographs.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...