Description: Franklin Library leather edition of Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," Illustrated by Wilson Maugham, a LIMITED edition, one of the PULITZER PRIZE series, published in 1975. Bound in hunter green leather, the book has baby blue moire silk end leaves, satin book marker, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition---except for 'minor' fading of edges of moire silk. Thornton Niven Wilder, who lived from 1897---1975 was an American playwright and novelist who was born in Wisconsin, the son of a clergyman. "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," a winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, examines the effect of a violent event on an ever-widening circle of characters. When a bridge in eighteenth-century Peru collapses, five people are killed. The Spanish friar BROTHER JUNIPER witnesses the accident and is haunted by the question: "Why did this happen to THESE five?" Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzer Prizes. 285 pages. I offer Combined shipping.
Price: 24.95 USD
Location: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Signed: No
Publisher: Franklin Library PULITZER PRIZE
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1976
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: William Maugham
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition
Region: Peru
Author: Thornton Wilder
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Bridge Collapse in 1714 in Peru
Character Family: Brother Juniper
