The Fortunate Pilgrim [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Mario Puzo
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1965. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Atheneum, 1965. First Edition, stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket by John O'Hara Cosgrave II, red topstain; [10],301pp. Moderate rubbing to jacket extremities, rear jacket panel a bit unevenly toned, corners bumped, else Very Good and sound. Bookplate signed by the author laid in.
Synopsis
efore The Godfather and The Last Don, there was Puzo's classic story about the loves, crimes and struggles confronted by one family of New York City immigrants living in Hell's Kitchen. Fresh from the farms in Italy, Lucia Santa struggles to hold her family together in a strange land. At turns poignant, comic and violent, and with a new preface by the author, The Fortunate Pilgrim is Italian-American fiction at its very best.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28947
- Title
- The Fortunate Pilgrim [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Mario Puzo
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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