The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on that bridge. A friar who has witnessed the accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of answer to the question of why each had to die. Thornton Niven Wilder (1897?1975) won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize (the 1st of his 3 awards) for this, his second novel. The 1st edition of this novel was strikingly illustrated in the Art Deco style B&W by Amy Drevenstedt (1886-?). Hardcover has pale slate cloth boards with navy lettering & designs embossed into front & spine, but no DJ. Spine is sunburnt with tear at head. Book has square corners w/o wear. Interior is complete with occasional smudges, but has no markings within text, POS on front paste-down. This copy has sat on shelf with spine exposed to sunlight for most of it's existence. Copyright 1927. This copy printed by copyright holder in May, 1928. The printing history has the initial printing in November, 6 printings in December, 2 more in January with 2 more in February! This copy is from 14th printing in May, 1928 thus printed within the 1st 6 months of release. This is what a blockbuster's print-run series looks like. No ISBN, LCCN nor MSR.…