Bridge of San Luis Rey, The – Thornton Wilder
VG/G Grosset

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional  First US Edition , early printing hardcover copy of The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder in an archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1927 Grosset and Dunlap.  Stated Seventeenth Printing December1928. Ten illustrations by Amy Drevenstedt, including the frontispiece.

The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards with a strong sheen present. Also, strong title ink on the front and lightly faded on a straight spine with moderate rubbing of the spine ends. Clean, lightly toned page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with an erased price on the first free end paper.. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The illustrated end papers and the interior pages are clean, strong and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Good condition with with strong color, heavy edge wear, chips gaps and tears. Early jacket with no price on the front flap as issued. Looks great in an archival wrap.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who witnesses the accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die. Is there a direction or meaning in lives beyond that of an individual’s own will?

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.