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This text, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, was featured by The Franklin Library in the Pulitzer Prize Classics series. Published in 1978, the work is a 1st Edition thus.All Franklin Library genuine full-leather editions feature:• Full genuine leather binding.• 22k. gold lettering and stampings on the spine and covers.• Attached silk page marker.• High quality paper.• Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding.• Gold gilded page edges on all three sides.• Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look.Included with the book is an insert of historical/background notes on the work, compiled by seller.

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor chip and small closed tear to bottom of spine, left and right, respectively. Very small chip to laminate face, bottom left of spine. Very minor chipping to top outside corners, both panels. Minor crease to upper left, back flap. BOARDS: Shelf rubbing to top and bottom edges, and foredges, primarily bottom edge. Minor scuffing to outside corners. BOOK: Very good condition. Good topstain, albeit with a few spots. Very slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, first published in the UK just one month before she took her own life. This copy is a 1st American edition, 1st printing published by Harper & Row in 1971. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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