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From Here to Eternity
by Jones, James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket; D/jacket rubbed at spine & corner. Little waterstai
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About This Item
New York: Scribners. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket; D/jacket rubbed at spine & corner. Little . waterstai. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth first printing with Scribner's A and seal. PO info to front pastedown. Paperclip ghost to prelims. Some darkening to ffep. Slight rubbing to points, very faint staining to cloth. Spine gilt is a bit dulled. The first state DJ in mylar is chipped, edgeworn, rubbed at folds. Flap edges darkened. Flap price $4.50.; This is the first book by the author. Although it is a work of fiction, however, certain of the Stockade scenes did happen, and were true scenes of which the author had first-hand knowledge and personal experience. Colophon on copyright page. Very early edition of this World War II novel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 861 pages .
Synopsis
James Ramon Jones was an American author known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. His novel, From Here to Eternity, won the Nation Book Award in 1952. This action-drama novel is set in the 1930’s in Hawaii, and culminates in the assault on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. Although the book may appear to be solely a war novel, it has been touted as the best account of life in the peacetime army ever written. With brilliantly descriptive scenes and richly detailed characters, the author captures and holds the readers interest.
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25304
- Title
- From Here to Eternity
- Author
- Jones, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket; D/jacket rubbed at spine & corner. Little waterstai
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Novel, Men In Conflict, Men At War, Courageous, Brutal, Loneliness, 1st Book By Author, Major Literary Work, World War II
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- Colophon
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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- Good+
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