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A Bell For Adano SIGNED
by John Hersey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A Bell For Adano" by John Hersey. Singed by the author. Signature taken from a Signed Limited Edition and affixed professionally by a bookbinder. First edition first printing with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page with no subsequent printings. Bound in the first issue olive colored cloth. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1944. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Novel (Fiction) in 1945. Measures 5.5" x 8", 269 pages. With its original dust jacket. The dust jacket is in good condition. Light creasing to the edges, with small chips at the flap folds. Sunning to the spine with chips and wear at the edges and creasing at the folds. The original price of $2.50 is present on the front flap. The book is in near fine condition. The boards are very well preserved with firm edges. The black and red titling and illustration on the front board and spine is vibrant and intact. The front board is slightly cocked. Some toning to the gutters. Two small dings to the bottom edge of the textblock. The contents are gently toned, clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. The binding is sound. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(I12-42).
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- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003559
- Title
- A Bell For Adano SIGNED
- Author
- John Hersey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
Terms of Sale
Ernestoic Books
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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