Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional First Edition , early printing hardcover copy of The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder in an archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1927 Albert and Charles Boni. Stated Ninth Printing January 1928. Ten illustrations by Amy Drevenstedt, including the frontispiece.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards with a smudge on the front, smaller marks on the rear and a strong sheen present. Also, strong title ink on the front and lightly faded on a straight spine with moderate to heavy rubbing of the spine ends. Clean, toned page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, moderate edge wear, and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s name , city and date on the second free paper and last name only penciled on the half-title page. 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 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? Powerful and Compelling.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
