A Bell For Adano
by Hersey, John
A Bell for Adano is a film directed by Henry King starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. The film was adapted from the novel A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945. The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily.
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- 1944
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Stow, Ohio, USA
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New York: Knopf, 1944. Hardcover. The author's first novel. Winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. 269 pp. First edition stated on copyright page with no additional printings noted. vii, 269 pp. Fine book (binding square and tight, no markings) / Very Good dust jacket ($2.50 price not clipped; chip missing at top of spine, light edgewear,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Book Club Edition
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- 1944
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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A$63.20
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Front panel of dust jacket is torn, as well as spine panel. Brown boards with slight rubbing from shelf and handling wear. Tight binding. Deckle edged pages. Previous onwer's name plate on pastedown, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- First Edition 1st Printing
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- 1944
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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A$711.05
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1944. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1944 Knopf STATED FIRST EDITION with the author's **SIGNATURE** on an enclosed commemorative envelope postmarked June 6, 1974. Note that this postmark is the 30th anniversary of D-Day. This exceedingly RARE copy of this classic in Very Good /Very Good… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano (First Edition)
by John Hersey
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- 1944
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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A$118.51
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1945 novel directed by Henry King, starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney.
Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Endpapers lightly soiled, with glue darkening along the front gutter. Jacket spine panel lightly faded, with small splashes on the spine and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- 1944
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Northridge, California, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1944. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Yellow cloth titled in mauve. Stated first edition but fourth printing. Inscribed to the ffep by Hersey. Foxing to cloth and block edge, gutter at front endpage darkened; PO name stamped to 2nd ffep. The DJ in mylar is price clipped,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A BELL FOR ADANO (TRUE 1ST) NOT BCE
by JOHN HERSEY
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- nonr
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- First Edition STATED
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- 1944
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Hudson, Florida, USA
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A$142.21
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all the first issue points, gray cloth with red designs and black lettering, no indent on rear cover bottom. Stated first edition, 1944 on main title page. No DJ for now. minor tears to bottom spine area, minor rubbing. Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- No Jacket
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- Limited Edition
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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A$39.50
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Full red leather decorated with gilt. Banded spine. All edges gilt. Moire end papers. Ribbon bookmark. Fresh, unopened binding. 335 pages. Handsome special limited edition reprint of Hersey's 1944 novel which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. It tells the story of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell For Adano
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- 1946
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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A$97.56
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New York: Modern Library, 1946. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine But For Light Traces Of Wear To Extremities, In A Price-Clipped Jacket With A Little Edge Wear, And Tiny Chips, And Sunned Spine. 316 Titles Inside Jacket.. Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- 1st Edition
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- 1944
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Manasquan, New Jersey, USA
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A$158.01
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 269pp. Solid Stated First Edition of Hersey's Pulitzer Prize winning first novel. Bound in a later state yellow cloth with titles in red on front board and spine. Square and tight with surprisingly little if any interior toning. Some off-setting to paste-down gutters. Small name… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Used - BOOK VERY GOOD+
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- JACKET VERY GOOD
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- 1st Edition
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- 1944
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- Hard Cover
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LEXINGTON, South Carolina, USA
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A$2,994.29
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NOT… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Ninth Printing
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- 1944
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Northridge, California, USA
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A$553.02
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good with no dust jacket. 1944. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Yellow cloth hardcover. Stated 9th printing, July 1944. Inscribed to the ffep by Hersey to Bob and Janet Lee; Robert E. Lee was a noted American playwright and lyricist, while Janet Waldo Lee was a voice actress who voiced Judy Jetson. Cloth is… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell For Adano
by John Hersey
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1944
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Tomball, Texas, USA
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A$395.03
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Stated First Edition/Fourth Printing; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED directly to the front free paper by the author. A handsome copy of this Pulitzer Prize winner by the author of "The Wall' and "Hiroshima", among others. This copy is in very good condition with mildly soiled yellow boards, some age-toning to the spine, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1944
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Andover, Massachusetts, USA
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A$124.83
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New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1944. First printing (states "First Edition" on the CP with no additional printings listed). Gray cloth with red mission illustration on the front board, red spine decoration and black spine lettering. The spine is darkened and the red spine coloring is a bit faded. The top edge is darkened. The fore… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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A$110.61
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Franklin Library, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition as stated on copyright page. Signed by author on third front free end paper. Raised bands on spine. Gold gilt. Silk ribbon bookmark bound in. Near fine book, minor scratches on forend and top and bottom edges, light dent on front cover, and light rubbing on bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell For Adano
by John Hersey
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- Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Bath, Maine, USA
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A$193.56
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random house modern library Clean Tight Copy. Rare Tan Dust Jacket With Only A Paragraph On Front Inside Panel.Green Modern Library Covers. With A New Foreword By The Author 269 Pgs Complete List Of Titles Rear.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Very Good
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- 1944
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- Hardcover
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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A$55.30
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Fourth printing before publication. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), scuffed at the spine, bumped and with a few small chips at the edges. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a green top stain, former owner's information inside… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Hardcover
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Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA
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A$68.32
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New York: Alfred Knopf, 1944 First edition (First Printing) of this work by the author of Hiroshima. Very good in decorated cloth in an about good unclipped dustwrapper ($2.50) with edge wear/tears and some chipping. Uncommon in the first edition. Item Price
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Bell for Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Used - Very Good+
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- none
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- first bantam
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- 1946
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- Paper
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pdx, Oregon, USA
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A$23.70
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Previous woners name top title page dated in ink. Inside front and back cover illustrated, Text unmarked. Spine tight. Book not read. Item Price
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A Bell for Adano (True 1st/DJ)
by John Hersey
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- Very Good-
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- FIRST EDITION (STATED)
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- HARD COVER
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Hudson, Florida, USA
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A$237.02
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PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR BETTER DETAILS. Stated First Edition with no other printings listed. With its original DJ. As you can see stated First Edition only.
Slight lean that I will try to fix(place evenly flat surface and stack books on top and leave for a week or two),but if not. Item Price
A$237.02
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A Bell For Adano
by Hersey, John
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1944
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- Hardcover
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Mission Viejo, California, USA
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A$395.03
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition stated with no other mention of later printings. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Dust jacket has the $2.50 price and is fine except for very minor rubbing to the corners and spine ends. The book is near fine with some darkening to the spine area.… Read more about this item Item Price
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