Bright Ambush by Audrey Wurdemann 1st Edition 1st Printing Pulitzer Winner
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First edition · Signed
Bright Ambush — Audrey Wurdemann 1934. First edition. First printing. 1935 Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, at 25 years old, she was the youngest recipient of the award. Copyright 1934, John Day Company first edition. No number line used by this publisher/era; first printing typically identified by 1934 copyright with no later-printing statement, $2.50 jacket price, and John Day imprint. Condition: Very Good/Good (clean and sound, honest wear). The dust jacket is included. Noted flaws, plainly: • Toning and light foxing to deckled page-block edges (visible on fore-edge shot) • Jacket soiled/dust-shadowed with tan ring stain to front panel top • Jacket wrinkling and creasing (partly from protective sleeve) across rear panel • Light rubbing/soiling along jacket spine • Price sticker 2.50 affixed to front pastedown/flyleaf area Photos show the exact copy you will receive. First-printing points, checked on this copy: • Copyright 1934 by Audrey Wurdemann; Manufactured in the United States of America by The Davidson Press, New York : Typography by Richard Ellis ; title page The John Day Company, New York ; jacket priced $2.50; front flap notes George Sterling introduction. • Won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1935. Included with this copy: an accession card and an authentication record made for this copy, sharing one certificate number. Library card bookmark also included. Shipping: FREE and tracked. The book is wrapped in archival tissue and bubble wrap inside a rigid box — never a bar
- Publisher: VERIFY imprint — 1935
- Year: 1934
- Condition: Good
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