John Hersey
A Bell for Adano John Hersey 1944 Knopf First Edition Fourth Printing w/ Dust Jacket
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DESCRIPTION
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1944 and offered with its dust jacket. Hersey's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows an Italian village under Allied occupation and the effort to restore its bell and its ordinary dignity. This copy carries a handwritten Christmas gift inscription dated 1944 on the half-title page.
WORTH NOTING
- Author: John Hersey
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Year: 1944
- Listed as first edition, fourth printing; copyright page not recorded
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Handwritten Christmas gift inscription dated 1944 on the half-title page
- Not signed by the author
MEASUREMENTS
- Approx. 8.25" H × 5.75" W
CONDITION
Good pre-owned condition with light signs of age and handling. Please review photographs for details. The half-title page shows age toning, light spotting and foxing, and the 1944 gift inscription. Page edges show age toning.
STYLE NOTES
Shelve it with other wartime fiction, or give it to the reader who likes to know who owned a book before them.
FROM THE HOUSE
A novel given as a Christmas present in the very year it was printed.
A useful thing should still have manners. ~ Maxwell
Condition & care
Each piece is vintage and may show gentle signs of a life well lived. All notable wear is described and photographed.
Shipping & returns
Ships within 2–3 business days, carefully wrapped.
