The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder - 1927

London, UK: Longmans, Green and Company, 1927 Longmans, Green and Company, London, UK. 1927. First UK Edition; precedes the US edition by a few days. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO bookplate on the front pastedown and an area of tape residue on the FFFP where a clipping from a book auction was taped. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips from shelving; small area of exposure at the head from missing piece of DJ. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped (6 shillings); missing pieces at head, tail, rear flap fold, and front upper tip; light chipping and missing small pieces on edges. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not cracked. 139 pp 8vo. This is the story from 1714 of five travelers who died when the rope bridge they were on broke. Brother Juniper witnessed the accident and becomes determined to prove that humans live and die by divine providence and sets out to explore the lives of the five victims. Readers are led into a tangle of days in which our fated characters live their lives within their individual circles while consistently crossing each others' paths. The story is a puzzle and all the pieces don't completely fit until each chapter is combined to complement each other. A clean very presentable copy.