Tree Grows Brooklyn, First Edition (49 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

1992 reprint by HarperPerennial. Please note that this book is pre-owned and may show signs of wear, such as creased pages, scuffed covers, or minor shelf marks. There is also a possibility of minimal writing, highlighting, or underlining within the pages. However, these conditions do not affect the readability or overall integrity of the book. The content remains fully accessible and suitable for reading and enjoyment. Pictures have been included for accurate representation. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pocket paper back. Edge/shelf wear. Pages toned with age. Corner bumped lightly. Creased at spine. Chipped at page tail of upper wrapper near spine. 46th printing [per number line].

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book looks really nice. Binding is tight and square. Book and pages are clean but tanned on the edges.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st. ______________________NOW CELEBRATING ITS 75th ANNIVERSARYBetty Smith's debut novel is universally regarded as a modern classic. The sprawling tale of an immigrant family in early 20th-century Brooklyn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of the great distinctively American novels.The Nolan family are first-generation immigrants to the United States. Originating in Ireland and Austria, their life in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn is poor and deprived, but their sacrifices make it possible for their children to grow up in a land of boundless opportunity.Francie Nolan is the eldest daughter of the family. Alert, imaginative and resourceful, her journey through the first years of a century of profound change is difficult - and transformative. But amid the poverty and suffering among the poor of Brooklyn, there is hope, and the prospect of a brighter future.

Paperback. first PB. 79, very good , creases (Poor New York Family in 1912), paperback,

Paperback. first PB. 79, very good -fine, , reading creases (Poor New York Family in 1912), paperback,

N/A (illustrator). A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1943 semi-autobiographical novel written by Betty Smith. Smith's first novel, portraying "the varied life among the Irish and others in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the years leading up to World War I." Additionally, this work examines the challenges and nuances of tenement life from the perspective of a young adolescent girl. It was the basis for the 1945 Elia Kazan film starring Joan Blondell, Dorothy McGuire, and James Dunn. This first edition, eighth printing - with "Eighth Edition", "8-43", and "D-S" codes on the copyright page - has 443 numbered pages. It has an octavo, an original green linen-board hardcover without a dust jacket. This book has light wear/staining on the textblock's fore edge. Minor wear to the board edges includes moderate chipping and creasing to the extremities, most noticeable at the spine ends. The book is otherwise in very good condition. Key aspects of the novel: Protagonist: Francie Nolan, an imaginative and observant girl who dreams of a better life. Setting: The Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, from 1902 to 1919, capturing the immigrant experience and urban poverty. Themes: Poverty, family bonds, education, resilience, and the struggle to rise above difficult circumstances. Family: The story centers on the Nolan family, including her alcoholic father Johnny, her hardworking mother Katie, and her eccentric Aunt Sissy. Symbolism: The "tree of heaven" (Ailanthus altissima) symbolizes the family's ability to survive and grow despite harsh conditions. Impact: The book was immensely popular upon release, especially with servicemen, and is celebrated for its honest, poignant, and uplifting depiction of universal experiences.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First edition, as stated. 8vo. 6 x 8 1/4" 275 pages. Vg + in lightly worn green cloth. Dust jacket near fine with $3.00 price intact. Light wear at the extremities. Rear flyleaf has an old paste residue. Light toning to the pages else clean. The setting of this book is the Wiliamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods of Brooklyn in the 1920's. It is her second novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. 621 Seiten Gutes Exemplar, leichte Lagerspuren, Buchblock etwas fleckig, Seiten altersgemäß nachgedunkelt, sauber und vollständig. SB6636 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 660.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st. ______________________NOW CELEBRATING ITS 75th ANNIVERSARYBetty Smith's debut novel is universally regarded as a modern classic. The sprawling tale of an immigrant family in early 20th-century Brooklyn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of the great distinctively American novels.The Nolan family are first-generation immigrants to the United States. Originating in Ireland and Austria, their life in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn is poor and deprived, but their sacrifices make it possible for their children to grow up in a land of boundless opportunity.Francie Nolan is the eldest daughter of the family. Alert, imaginative and resourceful, her journey through the first years of a century of profound change is difficult - and transformative. But amid the poverty and suffering among the poor of Brooklyn, there is hope, and the prospect of a brighter future.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 23rd printing with "Twenty-Third Edition" stated on the copyright page. 443 pages. Unclipped ($2.50) original DJ in archival cover, edge wear, chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Harper and Row 1958. Two great novels of old-time Brooklyn included in this book. Book Club edition. A Fine book in near fine Dust Jacket. Little edge tear and wear to jacket. Slight soiling to bottom edges. Orange stain to top edges. Untrimmed fore edges. Name and date to rear pastedown. Else, great. A crisp, clean unmarked copy. 733 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 18th printing with "Eighteenth Edition" stated on the copyright page. 443 pages. Prior owner name and date on ffep. Mark on ffep. Unclipped ($2.57) original DJ in archival cover, edge wear, chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good plus. 1st Edition. Second printing of the first edition. Very good plus with top corner of front and rear board slightly bumped. Boards and paper title label on spine very clean. Gift inscription at top of flyleaf and a bit of offsetting to endpapers; text unmarked. In a fine facsimile of the first printing dust jacket. A very attractive early copy.

green cloth with browned paper title on spine which is lightly sunned; binding is solid and square; pon at top of a browned ffep and dated 1943; deckled fore edge; copyright page states first edition with the 8-43 code and the letters D-S very good plus in as new facsimile dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near-fine with attractive bookplate on front pastedown and small signature at top of half-title page, otherwise bright and clean inside and out. In a near-fine dust jacket (first-state with no text on reverse) with some professional restoration. SIGNED BY BETTY SMITH on the flyleaf, and housed in a custom-made slipcase. A beautiful signed copy of this famous novel, basis for the 1945 film directed by Elia Kazan. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing in a first-state dust jacket with no text on reverse. Very good plus with fading to spine and touch of soiling; interior bright and clean save for touch of foxing to a few pages. In a supplied very good unrestored first printing dust jacket ($2.75 price intact) with wear to folds and extremities, minor clear tape residue near top of spine, and faint staining to top edge of flaps. INSCRIBED BY BETTY SMITH on the flyleaf: "For John and Darice from Betty Smith Aug. 23, 1943" (five days after the publication date). Ms. Smith moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1938 and wrote the novel while living there--this copy came from an estate two streets over from where she lived. A rare inscribed copy of this famous novel, basis for the 1945 film directed by Elia Kazan. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Stated Twenty-First Edition with and B-T for publisher which corresponds with February 1944. Previous owner's name and date to ffep (May 1944). In pale grey/green boards and blue type to spine. Wear to edges, tanning, a few stains and foxing to page ends. Some foxing to endpapers as well. Decent corners and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped($2.75) with long split to spine at rear panel, tears, chips and creasing to edges and flaps. Discoloration to rear panel. Author's "How the Tree Grew" essay printed on inside of jacket. 21st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The book is bound in black boards with red letters on the spine. There is light wear to the spine tips & cover corners. The top edge is dusty. There is a 5 line ink dedication on the front endpaper. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. The date 1944 is on the title page & verso. First Canadian Edition.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Good dust jacket. 8vo., viii, 179 pp. Bound in red cloth in light red bordered dust jacket. The dust jacket has moderate wear at the edges and light soiling. Previous owner's name on the front end paper. The dust jacket, priced at $2.75, is now protected in a mylar sleeve. Music by Arthur Schwartz; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Stated Sixth Edition with and I-S for publisher which corresponds with September 1943. A very early printing in green cloth with paper title label to spine which as some tanning, creasing a a tiny chip at head. Spots rubbed through with some short tears to spine ends, corners and bottom of rear board. Softening to corners as well and a crease each to front and rear board. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep with a couple tears. Front hinge separating at title page with mull showing, but still solid. Interior fairly clean. Some foxing to top page ends and a few spot stains to front page ends. In brand new high quality facsimile jacket 6th Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated Eighth Edition with and K-S for publisher which corresponds with October 1943. A very early printing in patterned boards with red type. Bottom corners bumped/split with lesser wear at top corners. Wear/nicks to spine ends.Tanning to page ends with foxing to front ones. Previous owners name and address to ffep and bookstore sticker to rear pastedown. Jacket is unclipped ($2.75) with chipping at corners/spine ends and several short tears/nicks to edges and flap creases with associated creasing and some scuffing. Author's "How the Tree Grew" essay printed on inside of jacket. 6th Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Light blue boards with black text and Musson imprint on spine. Boards shelf worn and faded. Slightly cocked. Mark on title page. No inscriptions. Page edges browned. Original dust jacket, chipped and torn.First Canadian edition, second printing.

Hardcover. First Edition, Third Printing. pp. 443. Octavo (8vo.), measuring 5.5" x 8". Publisher's original black cloth over boards, with red rules and lettering to the spine. Lightest bumping to spine ends, else, extremities remain in remarkably well-preserved condition, neat period ink name in cursive hand to the ffep otherwise the text-block remains bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine and housed in its original illustrated, unclipped, lightly-shelfworn dustjacket showing some chips and short closed tears along the edges of the panels (now housed in protective mylar sleeve). A lovely copy of this beloved classic. "There's a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its seed falls, it makes a tree which struggles to reach the sky. It grows in boarded-up lots and out of neglected rubbish heaps. It grows up out of cellar gratings. It is the only tree that grows out of cement. It grows lushly.survives without sun, water, and seemingly without earth. It would be considered beautiful except that there are too many of it.".

Hard Cover. Condition: G. Dust Jacket Condition: G. First Edition. First Canadian printing (no statement of later print on the copyright page, $3.00 printed price on the front flap of the jacket). Gift note on the front free endpaper, light creasing/soiling from page handling, some buckling to paper along the top edge and soil to outer edges. Black boards have soil maks and light bump wear. DJ has edge/rub wear, tears, chipping, soiling, grazing and creasing. There is a strip of tape at the top of the spine extending into the front panel. Actual book for sale pictured. 15 x 21.5 x 3.1cm, wt750g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover; 443 pages. Black cloth hardcovers with red titles on spine. Light wear to corners and edges. Paper residue from jacket on the front corners of the spine and top-edge. Prev. owner's name on ffep. Page ends beginning to yellow. The pages are off-white, but bright and clean. The jacket is black paper with illustration of Brooklyn and yellow titles. Moderate to heavy wear to edges. Chips missing from edge near spine. PC. Newly wrapped in a mylar cover. VG/G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Everybody's Vacation Publishing Company, Inc. 1943 Distributed by The Literary Guild, 1st thus, fine copy in good protected dust jacket, clean solid and unmarked, owner's address label on inside front cover. Buy War Bonds! on back od Dust jacket with authros photo.

Hardcover. First Edition; Early Printing. Very Good in boards. Owner personalization on FEP whited out. Rear hinge cracked.