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Alice Adams (with SIGNATURE)
by Booth Tarkington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1922. This book has its original dustjacket stated 9th edition on the spine of the dustjacket,the dj is lightly soiled and has edgewear and minor chipping,price intact.This book has vey few spots of foxing inside and has 2 title pages,minor shelfwear,dj is protected in mylar,BOOK ALSO HAS LIGHT SHELFWEAR AT THE EDGES. BONUS: included is an autographed special edition of The Gentleman from Indiana 1900,the book is falling apart but has a handsigned and numbered bookplate on the inside front cover which could be removed and used elsewhere. This is a nice replacement/gap filler for the $25,000 1st edition with dj.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover.
Synopsis
This compelling satire details irresistible characteristics of social status in a small Midwestern town. Mr. and Mrs. Adams and their two children are members of the lower middle-class. Their daughter, Alice, wrestles with this economic classification and attempts to make the society folk of the town appreciate her. Because Alice has no social influence nor wealth and her presence is held in disregard by prospective suitors, Mrs. Adams tries to improve the situation by persuading her husband to leave a job he's held all his life and to establish a new career. After much apprehension and in possession of a glue formula stolen from his previous employer, he resigns his mediocre but satisfying employment which puts him in a predicament that leads to his professional downfall. Tarkington's understanding of class rivalries, social condescension, and financial avarice is evident in this tale where his main point indicates that in every joyless moment hope, though unexpected, is attainable. He illustrates how the Adams' laborious efforts are ultimately unsuccessful. Any intrusion by Alice and her mother on the upper class is unlikely and Tarkington's depiction of such is secretly amusing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pulitzer Prize Books.com
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p481
- Title
- Alice Adams (with SIGNATURE)
- Author
- Booth Tarkington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Originial Dustjacket
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About the Seller
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Hudson, Florida
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I am a private collector, mainly Pulitzer Prize winners, but I inherited 1000's of hardcovers and looking to sell them off. I will be relocating in the near future, and need to lighten the load.
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- Shelfwear
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- Edges
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