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ALICE ADAMS (1ST EDITION, flying 192)
by BOOTH TARKINGTON
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/none
- Seller
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Hudson, Florida, United States
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About This Item
With the 1ssue point on page 419, 30,000 copies, but I discovered about 20 years ago there are different states within that error printing. It deals with the copyright date. I discovered there are 3 different states. 1921 regular, "flying 192 is higher than the 1, and 92 is higher with milled corners(i sold both of those and lost 1). This book has the "flying" 192 as seen in the photos. I have seen 4 copies so far of this error but I do not know how many were published or how rare, but it is a variant needed by all who collect this title.
The book itself has no repairs done to keep it original, has a slight lean due to slight looseness. Color, etc is same as 1st issue(size as well). Rubbing to the edges, bumped bottom front corner, spine ends has wear minute tears and wear to the corners and bottom edge(slightly). See photos for the details, need more just ask.
The book itself has no repairs done to keep it original, has a slight lean due to slight looseness. Color, etc is same as 1st issue(size as well). Rubbing to the edges, bumped bottom front corner, spine ends has wear minute tears and wear to the corners and bottom edge(slightly). See photos for the details, need more just ask.
Synopsis
This compelling satire details irresistible characteristics of social status in a small Midwestern town. Mr. and Mrs. Adams and their two children are members of the lower middle-class. Their daughter, Alice, wrestles with this economic classification and attempts to make the society folk of the town appreciate her. Because Alice has no social influence nor wealth and her presence is held in disregard by prospective suitors, Mrs. Adams tries to improve the situation by persuading her husband to leave a job he's held all his life and to establish a new career. After much apprehension and in possession of a glue formula stolen from his previous employer, he resigns his mediocre but satisfying employment which puts him in a predicament that leads to his professional downfall. Tarkington's understanding of class rivalries, social condescension, and financial avarice is evident in this tale where his main point indicates that in every joyless moment hope, though unexpected, is attainable. He illustrates how the Adams' laborious efforts are ultimately unsuccessful. Any intrusion by Alice and her mother on the upper class is unlikely and Tarkington's depiction of such is secretly amusing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pulitzer Prize Books.com
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- aabt1st192(1)
- Title
- ALICE ADAMS (1ST EDITION, flying 192)
- Author
- BOOTH TARKINGTON
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- DOUBLEDAY & PAGE
- Date Published
- 1921
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Pulitzer Prize Books.com
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Hudson, Florida
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I am a private collector, mainly Pulitzer Prize winners, but I inherited 1000's of hardcovers and looking to sell them off. I will be relocating in the near future, and need to lighten the load.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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