Mildred Pierce
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition in unclipped jacket. Wear to corners and head of spine. Slight bumping to corners of bright turquoise covers. Top edge stained grey, slightly faded. Previous owner's initials and date in pencil on the endpaper, along with an evocative phrase from the novel "as far as a snail can hop". Label from the San Francisco booksellers Paul Elder & Co. [viii], 388, [2]pp.
"The locale of this book is California, and the Californian will find much in it that is familiar to him; the characters, however, are imaginary, as are the situations, and in one instance, a whole neighborhood; they do not represent, and are not intended to represent, actual persons, events or places." Very Good / Very Good. Item #2025-R245
Price: $400.00