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New York: Julian Messner Inc, 1956. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Grace Metalious on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner two weeks after publication. [vi], 372 pp. Bound in publisher's slick black cloth with silver spine lettering. Rubbing to cloth along edges, else Near Fine with former owner's name on front free endpaper above signature, in a Near Fine dust jacket with light edge wear, bright and unfaded, unclipped ($3.95). An attractive copy.The runaway bestseller about life in a New England town that inspired a series of hit films and TV shows, quite rare signed. The author was a lower middle class housewife in Durham, New Hampshire when she wrote the novel. Its immense success in popular culture (especially as as soap opera franchise, which would sustained over four decades) blindsided her and she drank herself to death at 39. Peyton Place remains of the bestselling books in American publishing history. And while the book has been less read in recent… Read More

New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1956.

Messner, New York
NF Boards, VG Dust jacket
Not price clipped. Price of $3.50
NF dark grayish green boards. No dings, no bumping, clean, no marks, no p o's, no book plates, no stickers. Tight bindings.
DJ is in very good condition. Shelf wear, tiny tears along all edges.
Great B&W photo of the author on back sitting at a table in jeans and tennies with her feet propped up. "Grace Metalious is the most surprising new novelist of the year. In Peyton Place this Pandora in blue jeans lifts the lid off a small New England village, in the most explosive novel since Kings Row.Made into a motion picture and became a cult classic t.v. series.

New York: Julian Messner, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good plus/Very Good. The scarce first printing with 1956 on copyright page and no additional printings listed. Very good plus in black boards with slight rubbing to edges, otherwise bright and clean inside and out. In a very good plus dust jacket ($3.95 price intact) with minor wear at the spine ends and corners, and a bit of foxing to the reverse. An excellent copy of this landmark novel, basis for the famous film and subsequent television series. The initial print run of the book was quite small, and in recent years collectible first printings are rarely seen.

New York: Julian Messner, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Very near fine in very good dust jacket with a few creased tears, the longest along the bottom of the front flap fold. Blockbuster bestseller that revealed the shocking secret that middle class suburbanites had lives, too. Basis for the well-made film featuring Lana Turner and Hope Lange. Later printings are frequently mistaken for the first edition; the true first is quite scarce.

Julian Messner,, 1956.. 1st. Hardcover. Collectable, very good. VG+ book in VG price-clipped jacket. Apparent first printing. Black hardcover with silver lettering published by Julian Messner in 1956 as stated on copyright page with no additional printings indicated, not book club (no indent on back cover). Black and white photo of the author at typewriter on back panel of jacket. Book very slightly canted to the right, slight loss of color on tips of corners, interior like new. Jacket moderate edgewear with one tiny chip missing; on reverse side the spine is quite tanned. When shipped, jacket will be in archival mylar sleeve. ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

New York: Julian Messner, Inc.. 1956. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom text block edge. .

Used; Acceptable. 41-G-10 Julian Messner 1956 Hardcover. First Edition. The flaps of the dust jacket are taped to the inside of the book and are the only part of the dust jacket still present. A probable ex library copy, with the pocket removed on back free end page. Text is unmarked. Covers have moderate wear, with two tears at top of spine and along the bottom edges. Book Condition; Acceptable . 1956. First Edition. HARDCOVER.

Julian Messner, 1956. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. New/New. RARE STORED NEW PRISTINE CONDITION SANITIZED THEN WRAPPED MORE PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST

JULIAN MESSNER, 1959 hardback book and unclipped dust jacket [$3.50] in near fine condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Hardcover. Simon & Schuster, New York (1956). First Edition thus; later printing. Very Good + copy with no DJ. Very little shelf wear. Corners square and sharp. Spine ends lightly creased and scuffed. Light yellowing of top and fore edges of block. No markings to block or pages. Overall an attractive copy. Photos available upon request. Shipped in a box within a box and bubble wrap, and with a tracking number.

Pocket Books, 1965 first printing. mass market paperback. good; used. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 12mo; 441 pages; good mass market paperback; scuffs to cover; tips bumped; spinehead and heal bumped; spine just starting to slant; tanning pages; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking

Frederick Muller 1957 (1stUK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first impression. Nice example of this classic novel. NOT price-clipped or sunned and NO inscriptions. Sl. foxing otherwise Very Good in a nice Very Good d/w.

Messner, 1956. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. 1956 Julian Messner hard cover - 1st edition 5th printing - much wear to edges of dust jacket (now in mylar cover) tanning to closed page edge - owner's name inside front cover - some wear to edge of cover - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy

New york: Julian Messner, 1959. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.256.

New York: Gramercy, 1999. 1st Edtion thus? . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. DJ by Gus Papadopoulos. 11500 shelf. Thick volume. Gold-stamped purple bds. Usual age-toned paper. No names, clean text. Unblemished dust jacket.

Julien Messner, inc. New York First Edition 1956, Twenty-Third Printing, 1957, 1957. Julien Messner, inc. New York First Edition 1956, Twenty-Third Printing, 1957. Grey cloth over boards, black lettering. Very good, Some yellowing, no dust cover. Slight wear at bottom of spine. some pulling at top f spine.owners name on first free paper./No DJ. The main plot follows the lives of three women-lonely and repressed Constance MacKenzie; her illegitimate daughter Allison; and her employee Selena Cross, a girl from across the tracks, or "from the shacks." The novel describes how they come to terms with their identity as women and sexual beings in a small New England town. Hypocrisy, social inequities and class privilege are recurring themes in a tale that includes incest, abortion, adultery, lust and murder. The term "Peyton Place" became a generic label for any community whose inhabitants have sordid secrets. Several characters and events. Peyton Place (1956). Julien Messner, inc. New York First Edition… Read More

Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 416 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Mild age tanning throughout. The dust jacket has been protected by a removable plastic cover but has two closed tears. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Small brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. First UK printing of this huge best-selling novel that caused quite a sensation when first published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; United States; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4854. .

NY: Dell Books, 1957. 512pp. Photos on request.. #F61, Sept. First Printing. Paperback. Fine-. Mass Marker.

J. Messner, 1959. first edition, first printing; 256 pp., Hardcover, text age-toned, else fine in a very good (price-clipped) dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.