Bell Adano: Signed (46 results)
Published by Franklin Library 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Signed. SIGNED copy. Bound in full leather with gilt decoration, a copy in near fine condition.
Published by Generic January 1777 1777
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.R Bookmark
Contact seller5-star sellerLeather Bound. Condition: Collectible-very good. No Jacket. Signed Limited Edition Franklin Library, minor wear, scratches to front board. Previous owner's sticker inside cover, came from a private collection. Pictures available upon request. Signed By Author.
Published by The Franklin Library - Rare Signed 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Redux Books
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Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Leather Bound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Signed by Author.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day. Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA
Contact seller4-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: NF. Limited Edition. Octavo. Forest green leather covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering and ornament on the spine and shiny gilt ornament on both boards. Book has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the extreme tips of a couple of the corners. Textured peach colored silk endpapers. Signed… by the author in blue pen on the second white endpaper. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 291 pages. Illustrated throughout by Mitchell Hooks. Tan silk ribbon bookmark fastened at the head of the spine. All outside edges gilt. Heavier than average book may require additional postage on orders requesting International or Priority shipping services. No dust jacket, as issued. A lovely copy. Winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Signed by the Author.
More imagesJohn Hersey A BELL FOR ADANO Pulitzer Prize Franklin Library Leather 1978 in Box [Hardcover] unknown
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. The book is signed by Author. This copy is the Limited Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.
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Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Wheelwrite Imaginarium Bookshop, Manchester CTR, VT, U.S.A.Wheelwrite Imaginarium Bookshop
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Condition: AS NEW. Hooks, Mitchell (illustrator). Limited Edition. 291 pages, 8vo. Privately printed and individually signed by the author, John Hersey. Limited Edition. Bound in full leather boards with gilt lettering along spine, gilt design on front and rear covers. Fu…ll gilt page edges, bound silk ribbon bookmarks, silk moire inside covers and endpapers. Shelfwear: ZERO. Tightly bound, no marks. A gorgeous book, MINT condition, signed by one of America's most beloved authors. Incredible addition to any personal library. Mitchell Hooks (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
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- Hardcover
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Unknown. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Limited edition. SIGNED by the author. A clean copy in excellent condition, appears unread. Endpapers are Moirà fabric with silk ribbon marker. Gilded page edges, clean and unmarked. All pages are intact and binding is sound. Bound In full leather with hubbed spine. Secure packaging for saf…e delivery. signed by author.
Language: English
Published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: First Landing Books & Arts, Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.A.First Landing Books & Arts
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This Limited Edition Of "A Bell For Adano" By John Hersey" Has Been Privately Printed, And Individually Signed By The Author. Rich Green Leather With A Gold Silk Ribbon Bookmark Sewn In. The End-Papers Are Salmon Moire Fabric. All Edges Gilt. We Have Listed Them As Near Fine Even Tho…ugh They Have Set Of A Shelf For The Past 35 Years. Mitchell Hooks (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Franklin Library (PA) 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Chris Grobel, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.Chris Grobel
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Franklin Library (PA) 1978 First Edition Thus. Fine in full leather binding with all edge gilt and gilt titles and designs. Silk end pages. SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.Lowry's Books
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Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. Cover is in excellent condition. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Author has signed FEP. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hooks, Mitchell (illustrator). Signed by Author.
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Published by The Franklin Library 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Settembrini's Selections, MISSOURI CITY, TX, U.S.A.Settembrini's Selections
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. This book is in excellent, gently-used condition. There are no attached bookplates or embossed seals. Sharp corners, no obvious scuffs or rubs. There are little to no scratches/marks to the gilded page-edging. Mitchell Hooks (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Published by Franklin Library 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeather. 291 pages plus a three-page introduction written by the author especially for this edition. Bound in full green leather, decorated in gilt, with gold edges, a silk bookmarker, and silk moire endpapers. This is one of a limited number of signed copies. A fine copy. Signed by the author.
Language: English
Published by Franklin Library, Pennsylvania 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Marnie Taylor Books & Antiques, NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON, CanadaMarnie Taylor Books & Antiques
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Full-Leather. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Limited. beautiful autographed limited edition of this novel by John Hersey, published by the Franklin Mint, in as new condition, tight and unopened, full green leather binding with all gilt and silk ribbon intact, no dustjacket (as issued), includes booklet of notes, author's autograp…h covered by tissue. Hooks, Mitchell (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited. Fine Signed. Leatherette Binding with much gold stamping, silk endpapers, all edges gilt.
Published by Franklin Library 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP
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Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Signed by the Hersey on front fly. Full green leather, decoratively gilt.
Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Russian Hill Bookstore
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 291 pages, 8vo. SIGNED by the author John Hersey. Limited Edition. Bound in full leather boards with gilt lettering along spine, gilt design on front and rear covers. Full gilt page edges, bound silk ribbon bookmarks, silk moire inside covers and endpapers. Shelfwear: light rubbi…ng along cover edges, very light fading along edges of front and rear inside covers and endpapers. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine-minus condition. Hooks, Mitchell (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Language: English
Published by The Franklin Library 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Biblioasis, Windsor, ON, CanadaBiblioasis
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Signed Limited Edition. Octavo. 291 pp. Fine. Green leather with lavish gilt decoration to boards and spine. All edges gilt. Signed by Hersey in blue ink and protected by tissue guard. Light pink moire silk endpapers and sewn-in silk bookmark. Included is the supplemental pamphlet. No…tes From the Editors for the Signed Limited Editions. Also included is the original packing box. A fine copy. Securely shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Franklin Library 1978
- Signed
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, OH, U.S.A.MyLibraryMarket
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leather_bound. Condition: Like New. ***Please Read*** Signed by Author - Mitchell Hooks Illustrator - Book looks NEW w/ no marks on text - My shelf location - 38-d-27. Signed by Author.

Published by Bantam, [1946]., New York 1946
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst paperback edition. Bantam 45. Inscribed by the author, "To---, from the days when books could be bought for 25c!" One of the earliest of Bantam books, with cover art and illustrated end-papers by Cal Diehl. Near fine in pictorial wrappers. Story set in the little Italian town of Adano during WW II. Signed by Author(s).

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The signed Franklin edition. A nice copy. Signed by Author(s).
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Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerFine binding. Signed by the author. Near Fine condition. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Quaker House Books, Catawissa, PA, U.S.A.Quaker House Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First Edition BOMC. Good copy lacking dust jacket. Signed by Hersey of title page. In brown blindstamped cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Moderate wear and rubbing to edges. Included is another"A Bell for Adano" copy with yellow cloth co…vers and first state dust jacket with price on upper front flap. First Edition, Third printing. Missing ffep. Unmarked endpapers and text pages. Moderate wear to book and jacket. in protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Signed by Hersey on the second blank page with tissue guard laid over. Winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for best novel. A book from the Franklin Library 60 Signed leather bound Limited Edition series published between 1977 and 1982. Bound in dark green full leather with design and…lettering stamped in gilt. All edges in gilt. Pink moiré endpapers with ribbon place marker. A fine and bright as new unread copy. Mitchell Hooks (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book.
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- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A Bell for Adano by John Hersey. Illustrations by Mitchell Hooks. A limited edition, signed. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1978. Measures 8l.75 x 6". 291 p. In very good condition. Decorated boards remain attractive. Text-block edges gilt. Text-block and illustrations are b…right and clean. Silk ribbon is clean. Binding is tight and intact. Please see photos. John Hersey was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, Hiroshima, Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York Univeristy's journalism department. RAREA1978ABCX MC71 26/01. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Franklin Library 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.Bookbid
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition as stated on copyright page. Signed by author on third front free end paper. Raised bands on spine. Gold gilt. Silk ribbon bookmark bound in. Near fine book, minor scratches on forend and top and bottom edges, light dent on front cover, and light rubbing on b…ottom corners of back cover.
Published by Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst edition. 291 pp. Fine in full decorated cloth. a.e.g. Ribbon place-marker bound in. a.e.g. One of an unstated limitation SIGNED by Hersey. Includes "A special message to subscribers" by Hersey, not in later editions. "Notes from the Editors" booklet accompanies.
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Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.Singularity Rare & Fine
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Signed, limited edition. Signed by Hersey on the third free endpaper, with tissue guard. Accompanied by the quite scarce accompanying twenty-two page "Notes From the Editors" commentary, laid in. Illustrations by Mitchell Hooks. Octavo, 291 pp. As New…; immaculate and pristine. See scans. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the Signed, Limited Edition of Hersey's 1945 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the bonding of an American officer and the townspeople of Adano, in Italy, during World War II. Artist Mitchell Hooks echoes the mood in nice detail. Rich Forest topgrain leather binding, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, Old Gold moire endpapers, and a matching satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 60-pound Franklin Library Eggshell Wove; text set in 11-point Goudy Olde Style typeface. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New; pristine and flawless, and protectively archived since arrival; page-marker has in fact never been moved. With the author's newly-contributed "A Special Message to Subscribers from John Hersey" prefacing the novel, and the seldom-retained "Notes from the Editors" which arrived with original shipments of the piece. Please see all scans. Show this one off on the cocktail table; get a market copy to read. l-frnkln2. Mitchell Hooks (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by franklin library franklin center pennsylvania usa 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.ODDS & ENDS BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1978 LIMITED EDITION Black Leather hardcover book LIKE NEW with gold accents on cover/spine and page edging, includes an attached satin bookmark ribbon, has protective tissue paper over the signature, also the editors special booklet is also included, SIGNED by author JON HER…SEY. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA 1978
- Signed
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller2-star sellerFull-Leather. Condition: Fine. Limited Signed Edition. A Fine Limited edition that bears the signature of author John Hersey; The story on an Italian-American major who wins the love and admiration of a small Sicilian village when he tries to replace the 700-year-old town bell that was melted down by the Fascists. This outstandi…ng book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; Color Illustrations; 8vo; [x], 291, [3] pages; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Mitchell Hooks (illustrator).
Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1978
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, CanadaEdmonton Book Store
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Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo pp. 291. silk Moire end papers; silk place ribbon, AEG , 4 raised bands, signed by the author, full leather. Signed by Author. book.