RARE! A Bell for Adano by John Hersey | Modern Library First Edition (Stated) | 1946 | 1945 Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel

RARE! This is a Modern Library FIRST EDITION of John Hersey's Pulitzer Prize winning novel A Bell for Adano, published by Modern Library in 1946. According to the dust jacket...

"Of the new generation of novelists, risen to prominence during the Second World War, no one stands higher than John Hersey. In A Bell for Adano he has given the fist fictional, and so far the most eloquent, American interpretation of the struggle of democracy against fascism. He saw that struggle in terms of men under pressure, in all their simple humanity and their weakness and strength, and portrayed it with moving fidelity. In a brilliant new Foreword, especially written for this Modern Library edition, John Hersey re-asserts his faith in the men who can secure a decent future for the world."

ABOUT MODERN LIBRARY (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
The Modern Library is an American book publishing imprint and formerly the parent company of Random House. Founded in 1917 by Albert Boni and Horace Liveright as an imprint of their publishing company Boni & Liveright, Modern Library became an independent publishing company in 1925 when Boni & Liveright sold it to Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. Random House began in 1927 as a subsidiary of the Modern Library and eventually overtook its parent company, with Modern Library becoming an imprint of Random House. At its onset the Modern Library identified itself as "The Modern Library of the World's Best Books".

BIXLEY NOTES
• A Bell for Adano
• Written by John Hersey
• Published by Modern Library, 1946
• Modern Library First Edition
• 269 page linen hardcover with dust jacket
• Measures 7 1/4" x 5"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In great condition
• Binding is nice and tight
• Hardcovers show no shelf wear
• Dust jacket shows a tiny bit of wear along the edges
• Pages are great shape, clean and unmarked
• Label adhered to the inside dust jacket flap announcing Modern Library's price increase to $1.25 a copy as of April 15, 1947

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