About this Item
SIGNED by Betty Smith on a small bookplate attached to front end page (signature only). Stated 25th Printing/with DJ. Copyright page with codes '8-3' and 'D-T' (April 1944). Light blue boards. 420 pages. 7 3/4" book height with statement on DJ front stating that due to paper shortage of war reduced size was adopted to keep book in print. DJ has photo of Betty Smith on rear asking to sell War Bonds. Prev. owners name on front & rear pastedowns (under DJ flap). DJ rubbed and has edge wear rubbing at corners and spine ends. On obverse of DJ is author essay entitled "How The Tree Grew". $2.50 price present on DJ flap with 'no. 5338' on lower flap. Also SIGNED by TED DONALDSON on a bookplate attached to second half-tiltle page (signature only- Donaldson played 'Neely Nolan' in 1945 film version of novel). Also SIGNED by ELIA KAZAN on a bookplate on front end page (signature only- Kazan directed the famous 1945 film, it was director Kazan's first feature film). Laid-in is a card SIGNED and inscribed by LLOYD NOLAN (Nolan played Officer McShane in film). Laid-in is a card SIGNED by DOROTHY McGUIRE (played Katie Nolan). Attached to half-title page is a card SIGNED and inscribed by JAMES DUNN (played Johnny Nolan in film and won an Academy Award for best supporting actor). Laid-in is a album page SIGNED by PEGGY ANN GARNER (played 'Francie'); a card SIGNED by RUTH NELSON (played 'Miss Donough'); and anoher card SIGNED by MICKEY KUHN (played boy at Christmas tree throw).(. Note: No International orders for this item. Unique signed copy for the Betty Smith- Tree Grows in Brooklyn fan or collector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 017582
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (SIGNED Plus SIGNED...
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good Minus
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus
Signed: Signed by Author
About this title
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century.
From the moment she entered the world, Francie needed to be made of stern stuff, for the often harsh life of Williamsburg demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family’s erratic and eccentric behavior-such as her father Johnny’s taste for alcohol and Aunt Sissy’s habit of marrying serially without the formality of divorce-no one, least of all Francie, could say that the Nolans’ life lacked drama. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the Nolans’ daily experiences are tenderly threaded with family connectedness and raw with honesty. Betty Smith has, in the pages of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, captured the joys of humble Williamsburg life-from “junk day” on Saturdays, when the children of Francie’s neighborhood traded their weekly take for pennies, to the special excitement of holidays, bringing cause for celebration and revelry. Smith has created a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as deeply resonant moments of universal experience. Here is an American classic that "cuts right to the heart of life," hails the New York Times. "If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, you will deny yourself a rich experience."
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