MARQUAND, John P.
The Late George Apley
First edition (our research indicates that the alleged issue point is spurious, and that "Lovely Pearl" appeared in the first edition, and the co-author of the reference book that first suggested otherwise has confirmed this). Pages with faint vertical lines caused by over-lubrication of the presses, a flaw that virtually all copies seem to share, else fine in a lovely, fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear on the rear panel. Inscribed by the author on the front fly: "Inscribed for Mary Hemingway Field. John P. Marquand. New York, October 15, 1945." We have no information about the recipient, but certainly her middle name is intriguing. A lovely copy of this Pulitzer Prize winner with a nice inscription.
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