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Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Not Stated. Book worn and cocked. No d-j.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1928
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Early Printing. Cover and spine corners have moderate wear. Boards have scuffing and rubbing. One of the front endpapers has previous owner's bookplate. Pg. 329/330 has a 1" chip at bottom page edge. Otherwise its a crisp copy in very good condition, with black boards blocked in red., illustrated endpapers, bright text pages, tight binding, and strong hinges. Overall an attractive book.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928
Seller: ProPen, Arcata, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Reading Copy. No Jacket. Former owner's stamp in multiple places. Page after ffep has been excised. 345 pgs. No DJ. Covers show normal wear but have no major defects.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 345 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing black lettering to a paper label to the spine. Boards show modest shelf wear exteriorly with slight tilt to the spine. Text block shows moderate age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge and slight offsetting to the end papers. Pictorial end papers. Cracking to the gutter at front end paper and flyleaf. Light foxing interiorly to gutters. The Pulitzer Prize winner for Novel/Literature, 1929. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1377012. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Bobbs Merrill,, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Palmetto Books, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 345 pages.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
Condition: covers showing wear, good plus.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Printing Edition. VG-: small chip at spine tip. Scarce; merits bindery work on spine chip. Binding is cloth boards.
Published by Bobbs Merrill (1928), Indianopolis, IN, 1928
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Condition: G Hardback slight edge wear. Background design endpapers (illustrator). Owner name front endpaper. 2nd copy 56539B second copy published by Triangle Books Nrcj 1941. red bomdomg. VG hardack some tanning to pages 346 pages $10.00.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, INDIANAPOLIS, 1928
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Early Printing. Possible second printing with 1928 date on copyright page, no subsequent printings. An excellent, crisp copy in black boards blocked in red., illustrated endpapers and pink topstain. A terrific copy of this uncommon Pulitzer Prize winner, especially in this condition.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co. (1928), Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Early Printing. Light foxing and bumping to cloth. Unclipped DJ protected in mylar, $2.50 printed on front flap, red and yellow with "Pulitzer Prize Novel" statement wrapping around, light chipping and tears with some creasing, foxing and scuffing. Solid binding and clean text. Foxed page edges. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 345 pages.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Title page in crimson and black. No "First Edition" statement; no bow-and-arrow publisher's colophon, so probably not a first printing, though 1928 remains only date showing. Certainly a later jacket with printed "Pulitzer Prize Novel" statement to front panel. Not price clipped; original $2.50 price showing to bottom of jacket front flap. A mostly upbeat tale of the Gullah people of the coastal Carolinas & Georgia, heavy on their regional dialect, somewhat controversial winner of the 1929 Pulitzer Prize. 345 pp. Here reduced from $155.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, but not first printing; without the first edition slug on copyright page. Black cloth with red printed label black titles. Pink topstain. Pictorial end papers. Two indents in front board.
Published by Indianapolis IN: Bobbs, Merrill, 1928
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: very good. Airplane edition. SIGNED, without inscription, by Julia Peterkin and numbered 584 on tipped in page. The spine is lightly sunned. Very good in flexible boards. No jacket as issued. Awarded the 1929 Pulitzer prize for best novel. Signed.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Fine. first Edition Thus. First Edition thus. Original flexible covers, decorated endpapers, fine. One of 1000 copies Signed on a tipped in leaf and numbered. Pulitzer prize winner for 1929.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Book Souk, Porstoy, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 455 grams. Author of Black April. This book is dated 1928, the year when the book was published but it does not say that it is the first edition so it is a later printing.
Published by THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, IN, 1928
Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: GOOD MINUS. No Jacket. TITLE: SCARLET SISTER MARY By JULIA PETERKIN 1928 compelling novel about the Gullah Negroes of South Carolina AUTHOR: JULIA PETERKIN PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, IN 1928 EDITION: Reprint Edition assumed with none stated CATEGORY: Mystery, Ethnic BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Black with Red label CONDITION: The book is without a dust jacket. The outside is in good minus condition with some almost unnoticeable spots to the front board; there are streaks to the back board; there is a light chip to the spine label on the left side. There is a small imprint from a price tag removal on the first front free decorated endpaper. The inside of book is in good condition. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean, and book is tight and sturdy. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 345 pages. Good-/None dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: Reprint Edition assumed with none stated. THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, IN 1928. Julia Peterkin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for this compelling novel about the Gullah Negroes of South Carolina. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, books will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 85 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 006626.
Published by Bobbs Merrill,, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Palmetto Books, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 345 pages.
Published by Bobbs Merrill,, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Palmetto Books, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited. 345 pages, #680, the Airplane Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Signed
12mo (17.5cm). Flexible black cloth-covered boards, stamped in gilt; black and white pictorial endpapers; 345,[1]pp. Author's signature on inserted leaf at front. A sound copy with mild rubbing at spine ends, visible surface abrasions and spotting to covers; just VG. Peterkin, a white woman, wrote several works about the African-American experience. This novel, set among the Gullah people of the South Carolina Low Country, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929. Ethel Barrymore starred in a 1930 stage adaptation, in blackface. This "airplane edition," printed on thin India paper and bound in lightweight, flexible boards, was published less than 10 years after the first international commercial flights (in 1919, between the United States and Canada). [64131].
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Black flexible cloth titled in gilt. Airplane edition flat signed by Peterkin to the 2nd ffep, with inked number 361. Cloth is rubbed/insect nibbled. Endpages darkened. Minor foxing. Half title page has an almond sized chip. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Black flexible cloth stamped in gilt. Airplane edition. Signed by Peterkin to to a tipped in page, and numbered 96. Some rubbing to cloth edges and spine ends and softening to points, trace soil to cloth, darkening to endpages. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928
Seller: Amusespot, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Some losses and tears to dj. Small tear to title page. Early edition of the work with rare dustjacket.
Published by Bobbs Merrill,, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Palmetto Books, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Limited. 345 pages, #254, the Airplane Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Indianapolis. Bobbs Merrill Company. 1928., 1928
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Signed
First Special Signed/Limited Edition: "Airplane Edition" The special signed/limited edition with "Airplane Edition" on the front boards. #792/1000 copies signed by Julia Peterkin on a special tipped-in page. VG- in black cloth stamped brightly in gold on the front panel with gilt airplane. There is a little rubbing at the edges and some light dampstaining to the center bottom edge not affecting the text. First Special Signed/Limited Edition: "Airplane Edition".
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1928
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Early Edition. SIGNED, EARLY EDITION. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1929. Signed by author Julia Peterkin on a front flyleaf in blue ink. Hardcover. Bound in black publisher's cloth, illustrated with red and black embossed and debossed lettering on the cover. Red label on spine with black lettering. Deckled foredge. Endpapers are dramatically illustrated in black and cream colors. 345 pp. Dust jacket is in red, yellow, black and white. Protected by mylar cover. CONDITION: Overall VG with light shelf wear. Back corner is slightly bumped at the foot. Hinges are firmly attached. Binding is tight and sound. 1 inch closed tear at the foredge on the dedication page. Leaves have delightfully and evenly toned. Text is dark and bold. Completely unmarked except for author's signature. DJ shows a 1/4" tear at the foot and light shelf wear. A lovely, special copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. First edition, first impression '' with first edition stated ''. Signature of David Higham, literary agent, on second blank. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with red title labels. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, minor wear. Generally binding in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean. A good clean copy. Size: 8vo.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1928
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Early Edition. Early edition, Pulitzer Prize Winning novel by Julia Peterkin. Hardcover. Bound in black publisher's cloth with a red stamped label and black lettering on the cover and spine. Deckled foredge. Endpapers are geometrically and pictorially illustrated in black and white on a cream background. Text is a large print, black type. 345 pp. Dust jacket is red with yellow, black and white accent colors. CONDITION: Overall VG, the cover shows some wear and discoloration. Leaves have beautifully and evenly toned and virtually free from foxing. Front hinge is cracked between flyleaves, yet boards are still firmly attached and binding is sound. Dust jacket shows wear and chipping, particularly at the edges, but is still in very nice condition for its age. A delightful copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "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, with a ding to the front board edge. Sunning to the spine with chipping to the red paper label. Tiny pen dash mark and pencil cursive "L" on the front endsheets. Previous bookstore's sticker on the rear paste-down and stamp on the front leaf. Small circle on the front leaves. The textblock is clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. 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#(H6-81).
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1928
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Later printing without the first edition slug on copyright page. Tipped onto the title page is the clipped signature of Julia Peterkin. The volume is edge rubbed with bumped corners and a nicked spine ends. The red background for the black lettering is still quite intense. The price clipped dust jacket is edge rubbed with closed tears, chips at the spine ends and corners, has some soiling and a spine abrasion and an ugly 4" jagged tear on the rear panel with multiple creases. The jacket, now in protective sleeve, is taped on the verso. Signed.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, Indianapolis, 1928
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "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).