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Paperback. Condition: Good. #1182, Feb., 5th Printing. 188pp. Light wear, slight lean. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market.
Published by SIGNET. NY 1948 January 1948, 1948
Seller: BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. Signet 696. First Edition Thus. Stated: First Printing, December, 1948. Pages are clean and unmarked, though tanned. Spine creased, and leans to one side. Cover slightly worn with minor stains, plus has crease mark going up and down spine.
Published by Signet Book, New York, 1948
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good. No Jacket. First Paperback Edition. 188 pages. Size: 4 x 7 Inches.
Published by Random House, 1946
Seller: Cragsmoor Books, Cragsmoor, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cl., gilt lettering, dulled. Backstr. gilt lettering, dulled, two puncture marks center of backstr. 278pp. Clean ex-lib. STATED FIRST EDITION.
Published by Signet/New American Library, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1948
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Mass Market Paperback Edition. Novel about a woman's incarceration in a mental hospital, basis for the chilling movie starring Olivia de Havilland. Orig. published in hardcover in 1946 & in this Signet mass market paperback (D1887) format in 1948; this is the 7th paperback printing from 1960, with same original naked woman cover art. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright--feels never opened! Binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned commensurate with age, heavier around edges. Very light creasing to some corners & rubbing to extremities. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Signet Books. New York: New American Library., 1948
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. 696 near fine Movie tie-in. paperback,
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: LIBRERÍA GULLIVER, MADRID, Spain
First Edition
Tela ed. 278 pags. 1ª Ed.
Published by Randon House, 1946
Seller: Harbor Books LLC, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt embossed, a little sunned to spine. 278pp very lightly toned to edges. Flat signed by author on the front endpaper, else contents clean, tight and unmarked. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Red / brown coloured cloth covered boards with green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The Snake Pit is a powerful novel about a woman's treatment in a mental institution, which was one of the bestselling novels of 1946 and was made into an award-winning movie two years later with Olivia de Havilland film. Rubbing of the book corners and softening of the back strip edges. Tanning of the text block edges with a few faint foxing spots also present. Age toning of the pages. Offset tanning in a few foxing spots to the end pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 278 pages, + 6 blank, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0206091.
Published by Random House, 1946
Seller: SatelliteBooks, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / no dust jacket. Price marking on first page. No other markings or writings throughout. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Published by Cassell and Company, London, Toronto, Melbourne, and Sydney, 1947
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First English Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, color illustrated dust jacket. Novel from the point of view of a woman who has suffered a nervous breakdown, and who is on the journey back to health. Very Good, rear top corner chipped off, light shelf wear, foxing to fore edge, in Very Good dust jacket, small chip at top rear corner, faded spine, price clipped, slight edge wear.
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st printing, 1st edition. 1st edition, 1st printing, 1946. SIGNED by author inside front cover. A Good+ copy lacking dust jacket. 8vo., 278 pp., bound in teal cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Cloth is overall faded, tips & edges are rubbed. Previous owners bookplate inside front cover, pages are age toned.
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: beat book shop, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. made into acclaimed film.
Published by Random House - New York, 1946
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Grass green cloth on boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Book is tight, square, relatively sharp-cornered and free of markings or flaws inside and out, other than name of prior owner inside front cover. Near Fine. Unclipped Dust jacket has attractive design and indicates BOMC issue. Some scuffing and chipping to top of spine, small tears to bottom. 'The Snake Pit' refers to the form of treatment for mental illness for patients deemed hopeless. This is where the main character Virginia finds herself . . . Book was the basis for the 1948 movie starring Olivia DeHaviland. Book is reportedly semi-autobiographical, based on the author's experiences in mental sanitariums.
Published by Random House, 1946
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stated first printing. No DJ. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.
Published by Random House, New York, NY, 1946
Seller: Denali Bay, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. BOMC. Random House, NY. 1946. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket condition: Very good. Archival Unclipped DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's name plate on interior of front cover.
Published by LES HEURES CLAIRES., 1948
Seller: Librairie du Château de Capens, Capens, France
First Edition
FORT IN-8 (15 X 19 X 5 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE 353 + (3) PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN VEAU VIOLINE, ENTIEREMENT ORNEE D'UN TRIPLE ENCADREMENT DE FILETS DORES, PLATS BISEAUTES, DOS A QUATRE NERFS, TITRE ET TETE DORES, COUVERTURE CONSERVEE. (SAN REMO RELIEUR). PREFACE DU PASTEUR VALLERY-RADOT DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE. ILLUSTRE DE 12 DESSINS EN NOIR HORS TEXTE REPRODUITS EN LITHOGRAPHIE.S PAR J. VUILLERMOZ ET TIRES SUR LES PRESSES DU MAITRE ARTISAN DESJOBERT. EDITION ORIGINALE EN LANGUE FRANCAISE ET PREMIER TIRAGE LIMITE A 600 EXEMPLAIRES NUMEROTES, UN DES 363 SUR RIVES (389). EX-LIBRIS ERNEST ARMENGAUD. SUPERBE EXEMPLAIRE, RARE DANS CETTE CONDITION.
Published by Random House, 1946
Seller: The Lost Bookstore, Spartanburg, SC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A very good first edition in a good dust jacket.
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition of The Snake Pit by Mary Jane Ward. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 278pp. Teal green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Solid text block, dampstain to top corner of first few leaves. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, dampstains along top edge, visible on flap and verso. Small chips to corners. (The Dark Page I, 256) A scarce example.
Published by Random House., New York, 1946
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Edition : First Edition., Publisher?s full green cloth boards. Gilt lettering on upper and spine. No dust jacket., Mary Jane Ward (1905 - 1981) was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical book The Snake Pit, which tells the story of a woman?s recovery from mental illness, was made into an Oscar-winning film. Ward's story has been credited with helping change public opinion on the condition of state psychiatric hospitals and the need for legislation to improve conditions for the mentally ill., Size : 8vo.(203x135 mm). , A very good example of this notable semi-autobiographical work. With book review by Henry Seidel Canby loosely inserted., Ex-Libris Denis J. Chretien; embossed stamp on title. Spine sunned, occasional light marks to boards. Interior lightly toned, else clean and crisp.
Published by Random House Inc, 1946
Seller: Bear Street Books and Records, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Front and Back hinges well connected. Faded spine. One line inscribed under publishers name on title page. The rest of the Interior Text Body is bright, and has no inscription, no foxing, and no torn pages in fine condition.
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
278 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth (lacking jacket). First edition. A good copy only; spine faded; upper right corner of text chewed throughout; the brittle pages are chipped at margins. An interesting association copy of a book not often found inscribed. Inscribed on the first day of publication by the author to Millen Brand and his wife and child. Laid in is a Christmas card from the author to the Brands. Millen Brand participated in writing the screenplay of the well-regarded film based on this book. His pencil ownership signature appears above the inscription, and his pencil notes in text and at rear.
Published by New York: Random House, 1946
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., red cloth and gray broads letters in gilt; with minor soiling. First edition. A presentation copy, inscribed by Ward to Martin Stone, the creator of Howdy Doody and the producer of "Author Meets the Critics," on April 15, 1846, the day she appeared on Stone's acclaimed radio show. Stone was also an unofficial adviser to President Harry S. Truman. He produced three television appearances Truman made for the Ford Foundation soon after he left office. A superb presentation copy with a distinguished provenance. Ward's novel was transformed into an Oscar-nominated film (1948) starring Olivia de Havilland. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Random House, 1946
Seller: Burbach Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very scarce indeed. Excellent condition. Stated first printing. Flatsigned by Ward on flyleaf. Mild scuffing to boards. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Please see all pictures and send questions if any. Customer satisfaction guaranteed. Will be shipped with care. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Random House, 1946
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Rare. Basis for the 1948 Oscar-nominated film (also considered film noir), directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia DeHavilland in an interesting turn as a woman who wakes up in a mental ward and is unable to remember how she got there. Very Good in plain black wrappers, with a Random House publisher's label affixed to the front wrapper. Label indicates the book title, an intended retail price of $2.50, and a planned publication date of April 5, 1946. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 256.
Published by Random House, New York, 1946
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1948 Oscar-nominated film noir, directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia DeHavilland. Fine in a lightly edgeworn, else Near Fine dust jacket. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 256.