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The Eighth Day: A Novel (First Edition with Dust Jacket)

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The Eighth Day: A Novel (First Edition with Dust Jacket)

by Wilder, Thornton (1897-1975)

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New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, 1967. STATED FIRST EDITION. With the First Edition dust jacket (price $6.95 and date "0367"). Full two toned black and blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's siganture on front free endpage and on the flyleaf. Jacket is in excellent condition with a half inch closed tear to the top back and another to the front bottom. Top & bottom of spine slightly rubbed. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD PLUS dust jacket. . First Edition. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Synopsis

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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Bookseller
Ziern-Hanon Galleries US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
013615
Title
The Eighth Day: A Novel (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
Author
Wilder, Thornton (1897-1975)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Harper & Row
Place of Publication
New York, Evanston, and London
Date Published
1967
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f

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