The Fires Of Spring
James A. Michener
Verkäufer Rareeclectic, Pound ridge, NY, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 16. Januar 2015
Verkäufer Rareeclectic, Pound ridge, NY, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 16. Januar 2015
Beschreibung
Stated First Printing, First Edition. This was Michener's second book. His first was Tales of the South Pacific which was the basis for the play and movie South Pacific. You can see the covers in the photos. They are exceptionally clean. The gilt lettering on the spine is very bright, no wear. There is almost no wear on the covers, a small thin crease off the front bottom edge and a small crinkle at the bottom edge of the spine. The cover edges are in very solid shape. So are the corners, no rubbing, pretty amazing for a book published in 1949. The page edges look very good. The middle page edge has one speck-sized spot, also one very tiny sliver of tan that just barely peeks over the edge of three pages. The book is very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. The interior of the book is in very nice condition. The pages are exceptionally clean. Scrolling through, I'm not finding any instances of soiling. I don't see any of what I would call conspicuous creasing. There are no turned-down corners or placeholder creases. A good number of pages at the middle of the book have a tiny, vague semi-crease just above the tip of their bottom corners, the kind of crease that is created by perhaps a slight bump or bend, although I can not see either of these. There are no markings in the book. There are no attachments of any kind. And no one has written their name or anything anywhere. You can see the dust jacket in the first few photos so I don't need to detail the edge and corner losses. The front cover has some very light soiling, also several small tears off its bottom edge. There is one small tear at the edge of the spine and rear cover. Nothing is detached on the jacket and there are no repairs. The flaps are in pretty decent shape. They are mostly clean, one very small spot of the edge of between the front cover and front flap. There's also a very tiny closed tear a little ways below that spot. The loss at the front covers top corner extends just a tiny bit onto the corner of the front flap. The top edge of the rear flap has some wrinkling/crinkling. The jacket is NOT price-clipped ($3.50), not clipped at all. I've had it in a fitted protective cover for all the years I have owned the book. From the dust jacket: 'in The Fires of Spring James A. Michener, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize 1947 for his Tales of the South Pacific, has re-created the ever-varying chronicle of the struggle against poverty and spiritual hunger. He has done so in a manner that will attract everyone who was ever had a restless, yearning heart. But The Fires of Spring is far more than the drama of a groping young man. It is a rich segment of American life, a complex of longing and wisdom, saltiness, simplicity and compassion. It is youth's discovery of the beauty of ideas and the pleasures of the mind under the inspiration of fine teachers. It is the unfolding of the meaning of all kinds of small, unexpected sights and sounds and words and relationships. By enchantment and by harsh reality David Harper arrived at manhood.'. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004665
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Fires Of Spring
Verlag: Random House, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1949
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Near Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair
Auflage: 1st Edition
Anbieterinformationen
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the AbeBooks web sites. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please use the Ask bookseller a question link to contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days. This does not affect your statutory consumer rights includ...
Mehr InformationShipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
Zahlungsarten
akzeptiert von diesem Verkäufer