Bright Day (First Edition)

Priestley, J. B.

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1946

About this Item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946 First edition, stated. First printing, with "9-6" and "H-V" code on copyright page. Hardcover. Full black cloth, gilt spine lettering. Fine in a very good dust jacket with slight edgewear, one tiny chip, and minor tape repair. Publisher's original price intact on front jacket flap ($2.50). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy with mild offsetting to endpapers. Octavo, 286 pages. A novel, "Bright Day" follows Gregory Dawson, a successful screenwriter who retreats to Cornwall to work on a film script and is transported by memory to his youth before World War I. J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, and essayist, best known for "The Good Companions" (1929) and the play "An Inspector Calls" (1945). "Bright Day" is one of his postwar novels exploring time, memory, and moral renewal.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bright Day (First Edition)
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London
• Publication Date: 1946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • British and Irish Literature