The Pawn Broker
by Edward Lewis Wallant
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seabrook, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
FIRST EDITION (stated), Fiction HC w/DJ, VERY GOOD/GOOD+. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. A university professor from Poland where he survived a Nazi death camp, but his wife and children perished, becomes the owner of a pawn shop; described as "an exceptional work of fiction." The grey cloth over boards covers with silver stampings on fr. & spine and black lettering on spine only. Except for let spine end curls, mostly at the top and a prior owner's name in heavy black ink on f.f.e.p. book is solid, tight & unmarked, in excellent condition. The D.J., with its poignant design by Ellen Raskin only minimally effected, has several small tears & chips along the top & base, plus a large chip on the back. Overall, book is rated Very Good; D.J.. Good+
Synopsis
Sol Nazerman survived the Holocaust. His wife and children did not-he witnessed their murder in a concentration camp. He is now a Harlem pawnbroker, emotionally dead and indifferent to the desperation around him, running his shop as a front for a racketeer. Made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Rod Steiger, this is one of the most moving pieces in modern fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- volumes2001 (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU07006
- Title
- The Pawn Broker
- Author
- Edward Lewis Wallant
- Illustrator
- Ellen Raskin (cover)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 284
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; First Edition; Jewih Fiction;
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