A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD
- Seller
-
LEXINGTON, South Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 269 pages. $2.50 still on the dustjacket flap. No previous owner markings. Scarce first printing. Stated first edition of author's Pulitzer Prize winning book. A handsome, collectible copy!
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Books Plus, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15987
- Title
- A Bell for Adano
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - BOOK VERY GOOD+
- Jacket Condition
- JACKET VERY GOOD
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾""
Terms of Sale
Books Plus, LLC
Books & dustjackets are graded with the following terms: NEW is our highest rating then FINE, NEAR FINE, VERY GOOD, GOOD, FAIR
All books are shipped via the United States Postal Service.
All books are packed in protective packaging.
All books with dustjackets come covered with brodart, a clear protective, removable cover.
Media Rate Shipping on Books:
$4.99 media rate shipping per book Books shipped via this rate arrive in 7-14 business daysSets, heavy or oversized volumes are subject to additional shipping fees
International Rate Shipping on Books:
Books that will fit into the flat rate international mailer are $21.95 and up dependent on destinationSets, heavy or oversized volumes are subject to additional shipping fees
Return policy:Item must be returned within: 30 Days in same condition
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details: Notification within five days.
**All of our books with dustjackets are covered with a clear plastic, protective covering (brodart).
About the Seller
Books Plus, LLC
Biblio member since 2017
LEXINGTON, South Carolina
About Books Plus, LLC
Full-time, professional bookseller for over 27 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...