Thornton Wilder. The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Longman's Green & Co, 1927.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Laid in is an approximate 3"x5" slip of paper inscribed ("Best wishes of"), SIGNED by Thorton Wilder, and followed by "Washington D.C. April 1948". The slip has a horizontal crease above the inscription and is in very good/near fine condition. The volume has light offsetting on the endpapers from the pastedowns and pages 13 & 15 have 3/8" jagged tears on the top edge (possibly a page cutting glitch, because the tear on page 15 does not go through on the verso, page 16). The unclipped dust jacket is missing 3/8" on the spine crown, has a sunned spine, a 1/8" chip on the top of the front panel, and shallow chips on the corners and spine tail. The jacket, sleeved in mylar, is also rubbed and age toned on the flap tops. This is the true first of this pulitzer prize novel, as it precedes the US edition.

Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Wilder, Thornton. The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Longmans, Green & Co Ltd, 1927.

Price: US$742.58 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Description : 1/1 UK This book is number 37 in The Modern Library top 100 Novels of the 20th Century. Condition : An exceptionally clean textblock in excellent condition. Binding : Bound in full mid blue goatskin, gilt all edges. Handsewn endbands and light blue paper endpapers. Gold lettering to spine and upper board. Contained in a patterned paper slipcase. Size : 205mm x 150mm

Seller: Stephen Conway Booksellers, Halifax, United Kingdom

WILDER, Thornton. THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1927.

Price: US$3750.00 + shipping

Description: Precedes the American edition by a few days. Winner of Wilder's first of three Pulitzer Prizes. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the the front endpaper: "For Mrs. Isaacs/with the affection/of one of her/boys/Thornton/Lawrenceville/November/1927." The recipient appears to be Edith Isaacs, editor of THEATRE ARTS magazine, whom Wilder befriended in the early 1920s while teaching at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. Isaacs offered much encouragement to Wilder, including recommending that he apply for a Guggenheim Fellowship in order to finish THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY, for which he was declined. Briefest of wear to the spine tips of the book. Dustwrapper with a long closed tear along the front flap joint (neatly masked by the mylar protector), chips at the spine tips but not affecting the lettering, and general edgewear with the spine darkened. About Fine in a scarce, Very Good example of the dustwrapper

Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.

WILDER, Thornton. THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., London, 1927.

Price: US$4375.00 + shipping

Description: Precedes the American edition by a few days, of this winner of Wilder's first of three Pulitzer Prizes. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "For Mrs. Edward J. Pearson/with the regard of/Thornton Wilder/New York/Jan 16, 1931." Fine in a scarce, close to Fine dustwrapper with a small chip at the head of the slightly darkened spine

Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.