The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes and won the National Book Award in 1968 for his famous novel, The Eighth Day. The story is set in a mining town in southern Illinois in the early 1900’s. John Ashley, a gifted engineer as well as an accused murderer, has been sentenced to death for the shooting of his best friend during their friendly weekly rifle practice. His flight to freedom comes on the eve of his execution and the mystery continues to haunt the victim’s young wife and children. The book moves forward and backward in time to explore the reactions of the community and of the family to the bizarre events that transpire. A beautifully written family sage by one of America’s most epic authors.
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The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
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- Used - Good
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- 1967
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Decatur, Indiana, USA
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Harper & Row, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Dust jacket has several closed tears. Book has previous owners name on a front end paper. Original price sticker inside dust jacket Some yellowing of pages. Some bumping to corners and edges of boards. Some fading to the boards. Stated First Edition. Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
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- 1967
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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FINE First edition,( stated). Superb copy. Tiny stain lower edge, Flawless otherwise. No dust jacket. 435 pp. Item Price
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by Thornton Wilder
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Suwanee, Georgia, USA
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The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder
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The Eighth Day
by WILDER, Thornton
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- 1967
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Modest wear at the extremities, very good in price-clipped near very good dustwrapper with modest chipping at the spine-ends. Bookplate of director and author Garson Kanin and his wife the actress and author Ruth Gordon. Inscribed to them by Wilder in a combination of ink and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE EIGHTH DAY
by THORNTON WILDER
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- First
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- 1967
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- Perfect
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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This is a stated first edition (1967) of The Eighth Day, the 6th novel by the American writer Thornton Wilder (1897-1975). It won the 1968 National Book Award; it is described as a great American epic...suspenseful and deeply moving. It is a family saga centered around a murder mystery.
435 pages, no adornment.
The dust jacket is in terrible condition.
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The Eighth Day [Inscribed Association Copy]
by WILDER, Thornton
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
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$1,500.00
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NY: Harper. (1967). The three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning (Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Bridge of San Luis Rey) author's National Book Award winning novel. Inscribed by the author: "For JEAN and WALTER with deep regard and affection ever/ Thornton/ March 21, 1967." As with at least three other copies of this title that Wilder inscribed, the recipients' names… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$150.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, limited issue. Fine in about fine original unprinted acetate dustwrapper and lightly bumped and soiled near fine slipcase. Copy 138 of 500 numbered copies Signed by the author. Wilder's last major novel and winner of the National Book Award. Item Price
$150.00
The Eighth Day
by WILDER, Thornton
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$100.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, special edition. Near fine in near fine publisher's unprinted glassine dust jacket and near fine trade issue dust jacket with slight tanning to the spine and a few small creases and tears. "This copy of The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder is one of a special… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
The Eighth Day
by WILDER, THORNTON
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DUNEDIN, NZL
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Penguin 1968. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
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- First Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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$49.99
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NY: Harper & Row. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Two-toned blue cloth titled in gilt. One of the copies of "a Special Edition reserved for Friends of the Author and the House." In the trade binding. The glassine wrapper is tattered. The text block edges are stained. ; 8vo 8" -… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
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- Used - Blue Cloth, spine slightly faded. In Original box
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- First edition, one of 500 signed copies
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- 1967
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- 1 vols. 8vo
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, USA
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$150.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First edition, one of 500 signed copies. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue Cloth, spine slightly faded. In Original box. First edition, one of 500 signed copies. 1 vols. 8vo.
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The Eighth Day
by WILDER, Thornton
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- Fine
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$1,200.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Wilder in two colors of ink to noted columnist Leonard Lyons and his wife: " For Leonard and for Sylvia with much affection, Thornt. New York March 21, 1967." A nice association copy of this National Book Award-winning novel. Item Price
$1,200.00
THE EIGHTH DAY
by Wilder, Thornton
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
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$38.00
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New York: Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear and chipping to DJ and with one bigger closed tear ; The story of John and Roger Ashley, including murder, escape from prison, small town hostility, lost and found love and the realities of privation; 8vo 8" - … Read more about this item Item Price
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THE EIGHTH DAY
by Wilder, Thornton
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
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$38.00
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New York: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to DJ. Front board a bit creased; The story of John and Roger Ashley, including murder, escape from prison, small town hostility, lost and found love and the realities of privation; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 435 pages .… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
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- Used - Very good condition.
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- Very good lightly chipped dust Jacket. Front flap separated but present. DJ in protective mylar cover.
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- First Edition, 1st Printing
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- 1967
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- Hardcover.
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Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
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$67.46
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. . Very good condition./Very good lightly chipped dust Jacket. Front flap separated but present. DJ in protective mylar cover. . Inscribed by author: For MAY - one of the first readers and first encouragers of this book. with much admiration and affection. ever, Thorton 1967. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Wilder, Thornton
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- Used - VERY GOOD
- Edition
- 1ST
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- HARDBOUND
- ISBN
- 9780446676588
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Roeland Park, Kansas, USA
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$69.00
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Harper & Row Pub, 1967. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD. Publisher : Grand Central Publishing; Revised edition (June 1, 2001)Language : EnglishPaperback : 435 pages ISBN-10 : 9780446676588 ISBN-13 : 978-0446676588Item Weight : 13.3 ounces Dimensions : 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches The Eighth… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Thornton Wilder
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1976
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780380006397
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$7.69
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1976. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by WILDER, Thornton
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- Used - Fair
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- (1967)
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- Hardcover
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Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
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$200.00
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NY: Harper & Row. (1967). Inscribed by Wilder to Cheryl Crawford, "ever affectionately," and dated March 21, 1967, in New York. As with another copy of this book that was inscribed on the same day, the recipient's name is filled in in what appears to be a child's hand. Laid into this copy is a six-page typescript of Wilder's 1918… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by WILDER, Thornton
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, special edition. Text block edges and covers lightly foxed, top of boards and corners slightly bumped, very good, lacking the dust jacket. "This copy of *The Eighth Day* by Thornton Wilder is one of a special edition reserved for friends of the Author and the House." The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eighth Day
by Thornton Wilder
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- Used - Very Good
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- BCE (1st)
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- 1967
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$10.50
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. BCE (1st). Very Good. First edition stated on copyright, but jacket stated book club and book club mark present on back cover. In original, unclipped, dust jacket in mylar with rubbing, creases and chips. Blue cloth over boards, darker blue spine, with gilded lettering on spine. Slightly cocked, some discoloration to… Read more about this item Item Price
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