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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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First edition. Illustrated from photographs of the play. Endpapers with a bit of darkening due to printer's glue, spine edges lightly faded, spine slightly sunned and rubbed, very good in a slightly spine-tanned very good dust jacket with light soil, a few tears and light edgewear. Dramatization of John Hersey's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The original New York production featured Fredric March and Margo. Seller Inventory # 563273
Title: A Bell for Adano
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1945
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Jim Hodgson Books, Churchton, MD, U.S.A.
First edition. 111+(1) pages, illustrated with photos from the stage production of the play. Very good condition in dust jacket with edge chips. Seller Inventory # 24653
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Hard Back. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition Stated. 111 Pages. Tight book with white pages and no marks or stamps. Cover edge wear and stains to boards and end papers. Faded spine hard to see title From the Second Title Page - Cort Theatre New York City. Beginning Wednesday December 6 1944. Leland Hayward Presents Fredric March in a Bell for Adano with Margo by Paul Osborn. Based on John Hersey's Novel. Production Directed by H.C. Potter. Production Designed by Motley. Lighting Supervised by William Richardson. Play set in world War 2. Contents in Three Acts: Act 1 Scene 1 July 1943 Midday, Scene 2 Five Days Later, and Scene 3 Two Days Later. Act II: A Few Days Later Late Afternoon, Scene 2 A Week Later Early Morning. Act III: Scene 1 A Few Days Later Morning, Scene 2 Some Hours Later Late Afternoon. Four Photographic Illustrations: As the American flag starts up the murmur of voices is increased even more. Please American! If you are going to shoot me tell me Don't shoot me in the back, Americans. Matter of fact it'll be damned good for the people's, well - I hate to use the word - but for their morale you know. Eight nine ten - what difference does it make. Seller Inventory # 12018
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 111. Dramatization of the novel by John Hersey. VG copy in darkened, edge chipped D/J. Seller Inventory # 26228
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. Sunning on the boards, about very good in fair only dust jacket with some tanning, chips, and tears on the spine. Dramatization of John Hersey's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The original New York production featured Fredric March and Margo. Seller Inventory # 411646
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # GB000M0BBZ6I3N01
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First revised edition thus. Stapled printed wrappers. Covers lightly worn with a faint tideline along spine, mostly visible on the rear wrap, very good. Dramatization of John Hersey's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The original New York production featured Fredric March and Margo. Seller Inventory # 503548
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 111. Illustrated with photos from the play.VG in somewhat worn dj. Seller Inventory # 27508
Seller: Archives Books inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Stated First edition. Jacket in Fair condition in mylar. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday. Seller Inventory # mon0000718410
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. From the library of poet/academic William Matchett with his signature and date (May 1945) to the ffep. 111pp. Offsetting to the front endpapers, and light shelfwear, else a Very Good copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. A dramatization of the novel by John Hersey, performed at the Cort Theatre in 1945, starring Fredric March and Margo. Seller Inventory # 625760
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A dramatization of the novel by John Hersey. Stated first edition. Very good in a very good (age darkened) dust jacket. B002E1Y040. Seller Inventory # 79616