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Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1943
Seller: Cosabellaartandbooks, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First editon Book Club. Book is in nearly perfect shape with a very nice DJ in a brodart cover. DJ is missing very small amounts at top and bottom of spine. Book has no markings. FEBRUARY BOOK of the month club news reprint of flyer discusses Book and author included, as suggested for the book by subscribers to add to the flyleaf if desired. Also in pristine condition.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Inscribed and dated by William Saroyan to H. Tatnall Brown, Jr., Dean of Haverford College, on the front flyleaf. The classic novel of a California family whose struggles and dreams reflect those of America's second-generation immigrants. The Human Comedy originated as a 240-page film script written for MGM. When the studio rejected his original 240-page treatment, Saroyan (1908-81) turned it into a novel. Later, he won the Academy Award for Best Story for the Clarence Brown film starring Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan. Illustrated by Don Freeman. Octavo. Original light red cloth binding, with black stamping. Light bumping to the corners; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some very light edgewear. Zamorano Select 97.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York, 1943
Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Don Freeman (illustrator). 1st Edition. Harcourt, Brace and Co. 943 First Edition with dust jacket. Excellent book from a private collection. Bo tears except for minor tear in top corner of dust jacket. The book is solid, in crisp, white condition with no loose pages or spine. A real collector's find!.
Publication Date: 1943
Seller: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. THE HUMAN COMEDY (ARMENIAN LANGUAGE, NOT ENGLISH), William Saroyan, 1943, 267p, hc w/dj, dj bumped/scuffed/shelfwear/small tears, boards bumped/scuffed, text clean, solid binding, published apparently same year as English-language edition, w/English language half-title page---500.00.
Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, Inc, New York, 1943
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine fresh copy in burnt scarlet cloth, unfaded and unworn, in a Fine dustwrapper, price-clipped, with tiny wear to upper flapfold points. 291pp. Text and endpapers clean and unmarked. Basis for the Hollywood adaptation, in a feature that included Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, Van Johnson, Donna Read in the cast [MGM, 1943]. Probably Saroyan's best novel. Q16635.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York, 1943
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Freeman, Don (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition stated on copyright page. Illustrated by Don Freeman. 291 pages, $2.75 price on front flap. An excellent copy, appears to be unread. Very scarce in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Published by Harcourt , Brace & World, 1943, 1943
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not a First. Cloth. Not a First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in a fine jacket.Extremely Rare Presentation & Association Copy. John Gitlin's copy the son of Paul Gitlin . Giltlin was the author's Literary Agent." Dear Johnny, I hope you don't mind that I remind you from before the time that you remember John Gitlin.In memory of a great night at your house. Friday December 18, 1970 Sincerely, Bill Saroyan." Unique copy. Amazing. This book is a wonderful classic. His most important work. Presentation & Association.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company - New York, 1943
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clay colored cloth on boards with illustrations on front and titling on spine in very dark green. Book is tight, square, particularly sharp-cornered and free of markings and flaws inside or out - Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Unclipped pictorial colorful Dust Jacket has one of the many Don Freeman illustrations wrapping from front around spine onto back. Dust Jacket has some scuffing and shelfwear along with 3 repaired tears - repairs with archival quality tape. Author's first published full-length novel; "the story of an American family in wartime", set in California's San Joaquin Valley. Basis for the movie by the same title, starring Mickey Rooney, Jack Jenkins and Darryl Hickman.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Freeman, Don (illustrator); Over 40 b/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition - Review Copy. Advanced Review Copy with slip tipped-in at endpaper and date stamped: "Feb. 25 1943; Price $2.75". In color pictorial jacket over red cloth with green titling and upper cover illustration, 8vo, ix, [1], 291 pages. Author's first published full-length novel; "the story of an American family in wartime" (jacket front flyleaf), set in California's San Joaquin Valley. An very good copy in jacket with slight rubbing and nicking at edges, tips and corners, toning to jacket at spine. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Published by New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co.,, 1943
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, Japan
Association Member: ILAB
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. ix,291pp. d.w. Red cloth. d.w. sl.sunned & torn. Front & rear flap sl.clipping. All edges sunned. Front & rear ep. & fly leaf sl.sunned. Ink notation on front fly leaf. Texts are fine. 22x15cm. [f1073-171170].
Published by London: Faber and Faber, 1943, 1943
Seller: C. Trowbridge, OZARK, MO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First British edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Gift inscription, dated 1944, on the front free paste-down partially hidden by the jacket flap. Very nice copy of Saroyan's first novel.(3).
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York, 1943
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. A Fine copy of the First Edition (stated) in an atrractive Very Good or better jacket with a short tear, thin missing piece from the front panel. ; 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.2 Inches.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943
Seller: Cobblestones Books, Marblehead, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition, not stated Illustrations by Don Freeman Harcourt, Brace and Company; New York 1943 War Bonds on back cover.
Published by Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1943
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First British Edition, First Impression. A Fine copy in blood red linen cloth over thin boards, in a Near Fine tan dustwrapper printed in blue and red, not price-clipped, slightly toned along spine with a tiny loss to crown. 222pp. British wartime standards, thin paper stock, diminutive format. Uncommon in this condition. Q14274.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York City NY USA, 1943
Seller: Calm Water Books, Shediac, NB, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Don Freeman (illustrator). Book is in good condition with no markings or writing on any of the pages. Previous owners name with date on inside first page. With dust jacket which is in poor condition. Beautiful artwork, but very torn on spine and inside flap. This is Saroyan's first novel. Its the story of an American family in wartime, and in particular of Homer MacAuley, the fastest messenger in San Joaquin Valley.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Co., New York, 1943
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine to Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG Minus. Don Freeman (illustrator). First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Red cloth with dark blue stamping still bright and clean. First edition stated on copyright page. Price intact jacket has a 1" chip on spine center about 1/2" tall and small chips at spine ends. Jacket is otherwise clean and colors bright but has 2 1/2' closed tear along rear fold hidden by transparent mylar and longer chip along base of rear panel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Freeman, Don (illustrator). First Edition. 292 pp, "Review Copy"/"Publication Date"/"Feb 25 1943 Price $2.75" stamped on ffep. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, with slight age-toning to text block edges, red-brown cloth covered boards, with blue line drawing and spine letters. Cloth worn right at the top spine hinge tips, else unworn. Dj, unclipped, with spine top/tail & forecorner minor chips & wear, in acetate protector. Size: Octavo. Book.
Published by New York, Harcourt, Brace & Company (1943)., 1943
Seller: Antiquariat Les-art, Burgstetten, Germany
First Edition
8°. IX/291 S., 1 Bl. mit Textillustrationen. Illustriertes Oln. mit farbig illustriertem Schutzumschlag (Freeman). Umschlag hinten unten mit kleinem Randeinriss (ca. 8 mm) und an Rändern und Rücken leicht gebräunt. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Erste Ausgabe, späterer (zweiter?) Druck - cremefarbenes Leinen (statt ziegelrot wie beim ersten Druck), aber mit derselben Vorderdeckel- und Rückenillustration, Schutzumschlag an der Innenklappe mit Preiseindruck $ 4,50 (beim ersten Druck $ 2,75). Erster Roman des bedeutenden amerikanischen Erzählers (1908-1981) armenischer Herkunft. Das Buch wurde mit Mickey Rooney in der Hauptrolle auch verfilmt. Sprache: de.
Published by Harcourt Brace and World, New York, 1943
Seller: Tome Raiders, Brentwood, TN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. mylar protected. dust jacket has chipping along edges, 1/4 inch tear in back cover. previous owner name written on first front matter. one page has crinkled corner. Book is clean, tight and square.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York, 1943
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
First Edition
Hard Cover with Jacket. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Dust Jacket Condition: Good (Jacket Condition). Freeman, Don (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket complete with 1" closed tear to rear fore-edge, rubbed at extremities. First edition. Book.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York, 1943
Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover with Jacket. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Dust Jacket Condition: Good (Jacket Condition). Freeman, Don (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket complete with 1" closed tear to rear fore-edge, rubbed at extremities. First edition. Book.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth; full-color illustrated dust jacket; 8vo; pp. ix, 291, illustrated. Some light bumping at spine tips and along edges of boards; ownership signature on FFEP. Dust jacket tanned along spine; lightly chipped and torn along the edges.
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Book Club edition. Jacket has minimal wear on corners but is otherwise in great condition. Cover boards are in excellent condition. Spine is shaken and bumped, but binding is secure. Ink signature from previous owner on front free endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked.
Published by Harcourt Brace & World, New York, 1943
Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. 22 cm. 291 pages. The verso of the title page says 1943, but this is almost certainly a later printing (price on the dj is $4.75, 291 pages). Still an attractive copy with a complete, albiet flawed dust jacket with the wonderful illustrations by Don Freeman. The dj is crumpled slightly at the top of the spine, is missing a very, very small chip at the bottom right corner and has a larged closed tear to the back. the book itself is nearly fine, but with a lengthy non-authorial inscription on the front free end paper dated 1973.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943
Seller: Sweet Pea Supply Co., Halcottsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Binding is tight and the pages are all clean with no markings. DJ is unclipped, and in good condition with exception of top of spine where small piece is missing.
Published by Harcourt Brace, New York, 1943
Seller: Rarities etc., Warwick, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edition Unstated. WILLIAM SAROYAN. The Human Comedy, New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1943.Octavo, probably a book club edition, pp. ix, 291, printed orange boards, illustration by Don Freeman, book club newsletter laid in. The author's family and others in a fictionalized version of California during World War II.Condition of this book:Jacket sunned, chip at head of spine. Minor staining at edges, overall very good. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; United States; 1940s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55041.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. 1943 printing, Saroyan's first novel. Good BOMC hardcover with poor dust jacket in new Brodart jacket. 291 pages. Unmarked, bright and clean with square and tight binding. Wear at spine ends and corners, principally head of spine. Dust jacket is missing pieces of spine but looks musch better than it is in protective sleeve. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943
Seller: Harmonium Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback w/ jacket; unmarked; no bent/torn pp.; jacket in mylar cover; previous owner's name plate on inside front board under flap; otherwise as new.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., NEW YORK, 1943
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Don Freeman (illustrator). Book Club Edition. With owner's tiny signature, otherwise book is like new, still with the Book-of-the-Month Club booklet inside, and covered with a fine facsimile jacket. Basis for the film starring Mickey Rooney.
Published by Faber, [1943], 1943
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First UK Edition, with illustrated half-title and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled. Nice copy of the author's first novel. Kherdian 148.