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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Not Issued
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1986. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, full genuine deep forest green leather binding, gilt stamped with elaborate decorations and multiple rules. 335 pages. All edges gilt. Sewn in silk book-mark, marbled paper end-sheets and smyth sewn book block complete this work as a quality Franklin Library production, "privately printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to The Franklin Library of Pulitzer Prize Classics." Illustrated with woodcuts by Gary Kelley. First edition thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1945. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. As new. .
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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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021055
- Title
- A Bell for Adano
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Fiction, Fine Binding, Franklin Library
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Fine Binding;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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- Marbled Paper
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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