THE PETRIFIED FOREST
by Sherwood, Robert Emmet
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VERY GOOD
- Seller
-
Creswell, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. FIRST EDITION with Scribner's "A" to copyright page. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Offset pp 38-39. Several light stains to back board. A few light marks to front board. Spine lean. Mild crease to bottom spine cap. Gilt lettering to spine and front of wine-colored cloth-covered boards. No markings to text. 176 pp. Solid. This was adapted into the 1936 film with Humphrey Bogart, Leslie Howard and Betty Davis. A 1934 production, this drama is a melodramatic Depression-era tale of frustrated lives and spiritural emptiness. It takes place in a gas station and lunchroom along an Arizona highway.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Sensible Magpie (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72695
- Title
- THE PETRIFIED FOREST
- Author
- Sherwood, Robert Emmet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Humphrey Bogart, play set in Arizona, Depression-era play, Drama
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The Sensible Magpie has no established storefront; she is MAIL ORDER ONLY. Once payment is received and processed, item(s) will be shipped out promptly.
PAYPAL ACCEPTED and ENCOURAGED!!
Orders will be filled and shipped out on as soon as they are processed, within two days of accepting order, generally. If you have need of quicker delivery, please call directly: (541) 942-6479, between 8am and 8pm, Pacific Standard Time.
Media and Priority Rates include standard USPS tracking numbers, which I will include once processed.
Postage rates for within the U.S. will cover up to five pounds.
If your order is heavier or oversized, we may contact you noting extra charges are required.
Delivery confirmation available upon request.
UPS and FEDEX Expedited Services available if requested and will be rated accordingly.
We pack well! We want your order to arrive in the same manner as it left us. 30 Day return if your book is not as described, with full refund including original shipping costs.
Customer information kept confidential. Used ONLY for the purpose of fulfilling orders. NEVER sold or soliticited to by any other party.
Miss Magpie humbly thanks you for your interest!
"My head was a magpie's nest
lined with such bright scraps
of information."
~Alice Munro
About the Seller
The Sensible Magpie
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Creswell, Oregon
About The Sensible Magpie
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