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The People from Heaven
by Sanford, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. The fourth novel by John B. Sanford (pseudonym for Julian Lawrence Shapiro, 1904-2003). Initially a lawyer, Sanford began to write at the suggestion of his friend Nathaniel West (to whom he dedicated this book). His career as a screenwriter in Hollywood was ended by his membership in the Communist Party. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Uncommon. Dark blue cloth binding with yellow lettering on the spine. Clean text; 232 pages. A little mild bumping and a previous-owner signature on the FFEP; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is Good only, showing edgewear and three large chips on the spine and rear panel. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Reviews
On Apr 4 2014, Tubotonia said:
An astonishingly fluid and variegated story of social conflict in a small town, published in 1943 by a talented leftist writer. Chosen in 1995 for republication as part of the Radical Novel Reconsidered project of the University of Illinois.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004139
- Title
- The People from Heaven
- Author
- Sanford, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Jewish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
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