A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Front panel of dust jacket is torn, as well as spine panel. Brown boards with slight rubbing from shelf and handling wear. Tight binding. Deckle edged pages. Previous onwer's name plate on pastedown, otherwise clean and unmarked copy.
Synopsis
A Bell for Adano is a film directed by Henry King starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. The film was adapted from the novel A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily.
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Details
- Seller
- Denali Bay LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 100237
- Title
- A Bell for Adano
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1944
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Denali Bay LLC
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.