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Scarlet Sister Mary
by Julia Peterkin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarlet Sister Mary" by Julia Peterkin. First edition, first issue with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1928. Winner of the 1929 Pulitzer Prize for Novel (Fiction). Measures 5.25" x 7.75", 345 pages. The book is in very good condition. Minor wear to the boards and label. The boards and the label on the spine are somewhat toned but the label on the front board retains its bright red color. Slight shelf wear to the spine and minor bumping scuffing to the corners. Sunning to the spine with chipping to the red paper label and a slight stain on the spine. A previous owner left their name in ink on a front endpaper. Slight foxing and a small stain to the bottom edge. The text block is very well-preserved, slightly toned but bright, clean, and complete. The binding is loose but sound. Overall an excellent edition of a Pulitzer Prize winning classic. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory#(I5-54).
Synopsis
Scarlet Sister Mary is a 1928 novel by Julia Peterkin. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1929. It was called obscene and banned at the public library in Gaffney, South Carolina. The Gaffney Ledger newspaper, however, serially published the complete book. Dr. Richard S. Burton, the chairperson of Pulitzer's fiction-literature jury, recommended that the first prize go to the novel Victim and Victor by Dr. John B. Oliver.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003030
- Title
- Scarlet Sister Mary
- Author
- Julia Peterkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1928
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
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