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Philip Van Doren Stern

The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale

Privately Printed

1943

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A signed copy of Philip Van Doren Stern's story, The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale, which would later be adapted into the iconic film, It's A Wonderful Life.

  • Philip Van Doren Stern (American).
  • New York: Privately published by the author, 1943.
  • Octavo.
  • First edition and sole printing.
  • One of 200 copies, printed by the author to be distributed as Christmas cards.
  • Inscribed by the author.
  • Single gathering, wire stitched into the original tan wrappers, cream paper title label to front wrapper printed in black.

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Tiny loss at one corner, light crease to another.

Professionally repaired at fold.

Feature(s)

Signed, First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Americana, Novels, Modern first editions

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