The Call (Signed)
by Hersey, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
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About This Item
PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . SIGNED by Author, Limited, signed first edition; preface written by the author for this edition. Original publisher's letter laid in (one light smudge.) Full leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpages & silk ribbon marker. Illustrated by Herbert Tauss. Hersey, (1914-1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism. The Call is a work of historical fiction drawn from the the journals and correspondence of his parents, missionaries to China. "...his best fiction... allows readers to live history through characters caught up in actual events." (Publisher's letter). Beautiful copy. ; 8vo .
Synopsis
The Call is a novel about an American missionary in China from 1906 until the 1950's. This fictional biography is about David Treadup, a composite character based on multiple missionaries to China. It is supported with diary entries, letters, articles, staff minutes, and other bibliographic accounts.
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5897
- Title
- The Call (Signed)
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- PA
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Fiction: Mysteries/Thrillers & General; Giftable Books;
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