The Call
by Hersey, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£41.11£32.89
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1985. Book. Illus. by Herbert Tauss. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue leather with gilt decorative front , back, and spine with gilt lettering to the spine. All page edges gilt.Satin book mark. Decorative blue EPs. SIGNED by John Hersey. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes..
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
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001971
- Title
- The Call
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Illustrator
- Herbert Tauss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pa.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
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Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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