Miracle on 34th Street
by Davies, Valentine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/Good
- Seller
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Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company , 1947. Hardcover with unpriced dust jacket, 120 pages; ---glossy red covers with grey spine lettering, lacking the embossed Santa image on the front cover, and lacking the typical BOMC blindstamp impressed circle on the back cover, copyright page states "First Edition" and "this edition printed and bound in Canada";---very gently used, tight in binding, only tiny traces of shelf wear to spine ends and bottom cover edges, tiny traces of white ink to all four corners from waterstained DJ, traces of pale faded old waterstaining along top edge with just visible penetration in the upper margins of about 30-35 pages, ink signature dated by her "Xmas 1947" on free front endpaper, all pages otherwise very clean and unmarked, fresh and white; DJ without price, with five newspaper reviews on back, pale traces of waterstaining evident inside (not visible outside to my tired old eyes), numerous tiny chips and several tiny tears, but intact and about 98% complete, front, back and spine age toned (flaps are white) but front panel colourful in red, green and white.. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good.
Synopsis
Valentine Davies’ Miracle on 34th Street, the heart-warming holiday classic that gives generations of believers hope during the Christmas season, reached the screen and the bookshop at the same time. The best-selling novella about a disillusioned woman, her skeptical daughter, and a mysterious man who believes he is the real Santa Claus was originally written for the 1947 film with the same name, directed by George Seaton and John Payne, starring Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. Davies’ novella was published in conjunction with the film’s release. Generations of believers in hope and goodwill have made Valentine Davies’ Miracle on 34th Street a treasured part of their holiday traditions. Millions of copies of this award-winning story have sold since its first publication in 1947, delighting readers of all ages. A facsimile edition of the book is now faithfully re-created, offering a new generation--and fans of the original--the beauty of the classic 1940s design. Details of how the book came to be written, and made into a beloved film, are included in a brief historical note. -
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- Seller
- Eric James
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 043479
- Title
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Author
- Davies, Valentine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- CHILDREN FICTION JUVENILE American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile Fiction; Film and Television; Children's Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Eric James
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