The Eighth Day by Wilder, Thornton Niven, 1897-1975

New York and London: Harper & Row. , 1967.. In very good condition.. Edition: First Edition., Binding: Full publisher’s gilt cloth, side edges uncut, with illustrated dust jacket., Notes: Set in a mining town in southern Illinois, the plot revolves around John Barrington Ashley, who is accused of murdering his neighbor Breckenridge Lansing. The novel was written over the course of twenty months while Wilder was living alone in Douglas, Arizona. Thornton Niven Wilder (1897–1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes—for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day., Size: 8vo., , Category: Book Literature