Heaven's My Destination

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1935. First edition of this comedic novel about a modern-day Don Quixote. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Thornton Wilder on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Haberstock. An exceptional example. "In 1930, after the publication of his third novel, The Woman of Andros, Wilder had… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 304p. A beige cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Lightly shelf-worn, but otherwise clean and tight.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1935. "In 1930, after the publication of his third novel, The Woman of Andros, Wilder had established himself as a prominent American author. However, Michael Gold, critic with The New Republic, published a scathing review [which] culminated in a literary call to arms: 'Let Mr. Wilder write a book about modern America. We… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8x5x1. Signed by author. 1935 11th printing. Signed without inscription by author on title page. Includes new facsimile jacket. Boards a bit toned with a few faint signs of foxing. vi, 304 pp. Meet George Marvin Brush -- Don Quixote come to Main Street in the Great… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good with both hinges cracked, light wear, lacking the dustwrapper.

Heaven's My Destination by Thornton Wilder stated first edition hardcover Publisher: Harper & Brothers, 1935 Condition: Good - some wear and soiling to the covers and spine

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Hardcover. Nicely inscribed on title page to the noted collector: "Ingle Barr --- /some pssages of / an autobiography by / Thornton Wilder." Barr's bookplate on front pastedown. Faint browning to front endpapers. Tiny split to cloth at top of spine else a clean, nearly fine copy in… Read more about this item

London: Apollo, 2016. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 222pp. A novel which takes you to the soul of 1930s America, as George, a travelling textbook salesman and fervent religious convert tries… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. First Edition. First printing Very good- in tan cloth covered boards with black text and red decorations on the spine and with a facsimile of the author's signature on the front board. The front board is tanned at the fore and lower edges and the top edge of the text block is… Read more about this item

Harper Perennial, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. Tight and crisp, with some shelf wear. Small amount of sticker residue on the back.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful example of the fourth of Wilder's seven novels.

New York: Harper, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Signed presentation copy inscribed by Thornton Wilder on the half-title with a terrific quotation from page 36 of the book: “For Florence from Thornton with all his best - University of Chicago. April 1935, ‘I didn’t put myself through college for four years and go through a long difficult religious conversion,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. First edition. Clean book with light age-toning, slight spine lean. A photo of the author pasted to endpaper. Dust jacket in Very Good or better condition, lightly rubbed, some small crinkles and minor chips and closed tears, now in archival mylar protector. $2.50 price… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. First Edition. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth board. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear… Read more about this item

New York and London: Harper & Borthers,, 1935. FIRST EDITION. Signed and inscribed by Thornton Wilder "For the Staff and Readers of the Lenox Library with the Greetings of Thornton Wilder, Lenox, August 1939". Full light tan cloth with orange decoration to spine and dark brown lettering. The book is quite cocked. Small brown stain to… Read more about this item

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harper & Brothers, 1935. First Edition . Cloth Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Usual Ex-Library Markings. Dj Had Been In A Taped-In Wrap, Tape Was Cut, Wrap Removed But Light Tape Stains Remain On Covers. Dj Has Heavy Edgewear With Several Tears, One Taped & Light Soiling. Dj Spine Is Tanned. Bumped Corners. The… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers. New York. 1935. Beige cloth with author's signature on front board and charcoal brown lettering on spine with orange artistic motif. Two-color title page. Very good (stated) First Edition with M-I printer code on copyright page. Unclipped ($2.50) good jacket has stain on upper spine, small chips on jacket edges, 0.25 x1 in. hole on… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. George Brush is the central figure in Wilder's third novel. A born again salesman, he confronts the secular world during the Great Depression during one year of his life. Original wheat cloth publisher's covers with orange and black spine lettering… Read more about this item