Johnny Got His Gun
by Trumbo, Dalton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/very good +
- Seller
-
Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939. First edition. Cloth. Very Good +/very good +. Clothbound 8vo. First edition of Trumbo's standout novel, a powerful statement against war. 309 pp. Mild crimping at spine tips. Gorgeous even red topstain. Minor spotting to cloth covers. A very handsome copy in yellow cloth covers lettered boldly in black. The price-intact dustwrapper ($2.50) is mildly toned at spine and with some small wear and couple of tiny chips at spine crown. Mild spotting in places. A very pleasing copy. Winner of the 1940 American Book Award. Adapted for the screen in 1971 by Trumbo himself.
Synopsis
Johnny Got His Gun is an anti-war novel written in 1938 (published 1939) by American novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31869
- Title
- Johnny Got His Gun
- Author
- Trumbo, Dalton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Literature ABAA-NY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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Derringer Books
Biblio member since 2005
Avon, Connecticut
About Derringer Books
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