The Late George Apley: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir
by John P. Marquand
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good -
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1937. Very Good/Very Good -. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1937. First Edition, First Issue (per Ahearn) with "Lovely Pearl" on p. 19. Octavo; publisher's cloth, red topstain, in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.50); vi,354pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins including long closed tear to upper panel touching the "G" in "George" (old tape repair to verso), very faint dampstain along upper jacket spine edge, rather heavy foxing to rear panel and textblock margins, brief paper residue to spine cloth; still remains a Very Good, presentable copy.
Epistolary novel awarded the 1938 Pulitzer Prize. The Late George Apley also served as inspiration for the 1947 film adaptation starring Ronald Colman and even a sit com which ran from 1955 to 1957.
Epistolary novel awarded the 1938 Pulitzer Prize. The Late George Apley also served as inspiration for the 1947 film adaptation starring Ronald Colman and even a sit com which ran from 1955 to 1957.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29564
- Title
- The Late George Apley: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir
- Author
- John P. Marquand
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1937
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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