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THE WALL.
by Hersey, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in embossed green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fair only dust jacket (significant edgewear to the dj, w/embossed green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fair only
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1950.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in embossed green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fair only dust jacket (significant edgewear to the dj, with several small chips, rubbing to the folds, price-clipped) . First printing. An important novel by Hersey about the Warsaw ghetto during World War II: "On the surface 'The Wall' is the story of the systematic piecemeal extermination of the Jews of the Warsaw ghetto, and of the heroic resistance of defenseless men and women against the full brute force of the Germans. But the real story is the growth in spirit of a group of friends, so that they emerge undismayed and triumphant in the face of physical annihilation." Striking dustjacket design by George Salter. 632 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80116
- Title
- THE WALL.
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in embossed green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fair only dust jacket (significant edgewear to the dj, w
- Jacket Condition
- embossed green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fair only
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1950.
- Keywords
- world war ii, warsaw, poland, jewish resistance,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern first editions;
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- Fair
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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