A Peculiar Treasure
by Ferber, Edna
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket has some edgewear and a couple of closed tears - see image. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper dated, 1939 ; First Edition copy in Near Fine condition - exceptions noted. Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were popular in her lifetime and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924) , Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical) , Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture) , and Giant (1952; made into the 1956 Hollywood movie). Ferber was a member of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of wits who met for lunch every day at the Algonquin Hotel in New York. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 398 pages .
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- 9114
- Title
- A Peculiar Treasure
- Author
- Ferber, Edna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Autobiographies
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