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The Bishop's Wife: Available Copies

Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 216 Language: English Pages: 216

unabridged edition. 3 pages. 5.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

First Edition stated. Near Fine, slight toning at gutters white end pages, in a Very Good Art Deco dust jacket, 2" tear at top edge rear spine fold with horizontal 1" tear across spine, small chips at spine ends, old internal tape mends. Basis for the 1947 film of the same name starring Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young, and the 1996 Penny Marshall film The Preacher's Wife, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Gregory Hines. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

First printing of Nathan's The Bishop's Wife . Yellow cloth covered boards with the unclipped jacket wrapped in mylar. Minor staining to center of spine on the jacket (see image). A bright clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 5.5 x 7.75 in (14 x 20 cm)

First edition, first printing. The novel was the basis for the 1947 film of the same name, starring Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young, and later the 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston and Courtney B. Vance. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, titles to spine and front board in black, top edge orange, blue patterned endpapers. With dust jacket. An unusually nice copy in bright cloth of this poorly-produced book, in the bright art deco jacket with a couple of nicks, minor chips and a little rubbing to spine ends and edges.

The author's most elusive book, in pale yellow boards stamped in black with patterned endpapers, and covered with the rare, gently worn jacket with original price of $2.00 on flap. The jacket has chip at top of spine (not affecting title or lettering) shallow nicking to extremities. Basis for the film starring Cary Grant and Loretta Young, and later filmed as "The Preacher's Wife" with Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington. RARE title, especially in this condition.

First Edition, First Printing. An attractive dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the edges. This original dustjacket has the printed price present on the front flap. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight and square with no cocking. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION seldom seen in this nice condition.