signed first edition
1929 · New York
by Wilder, Thornton
New York: Albert Charles Boni, 1929. Limited edition. Very Good. One of 1,100 copies signed by Thornton Wilder and Rockwell Kent on the final leaf. Publisher's illustrated cloth boards with leather spine label. With color illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout. Boards a bit scuffed and rubbed at extremities. Upper joint cracking at gutter. Lacking the publisher's slipcase and glassine. Housed in a custom green cloth slipcase.
Wilder's novel explores the question of whether there is some greater purpose behind a tragic accident in Peru. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1928 and on the Modern Library and Time Magazine's lists for 100 best (truncated)
Wilder's novel explores the question of whether there is some greater purpose behind a tragic accident in Peru. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1928 and on the Modern Library and Time Magazine's lists for 100 best (truncated)