Peyton Place.
de Grace Metalious
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good (AVERAGE)/No Jacket
- Librería
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London, UK.: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1957. This is the first edition. Brown spotted fore'edges. Very light brown mark/line down the page on the first front free endpage and last rear free endpage of book. Very slight foxing on the front and rear inside cover. Coloured top fore'edge. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS.. Not Signed or Inscribed. Black Cloth. Very Good (AVERAGE)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK.
Sinopsis
The plot of Peyton Place is quite controversial among modern first editions, and the history of its publication is just as scandalous. Peyton Place was largely based off of the small town scandals that were known to plague several New England towns. Some of the places and characters so closely resembled their real life counterparts that author Grace Metalious was actually sued for libel. Some of the people in these towns were particularly distraught that their communities were depicted so negatively, the reception of Peyton Place nearly drove Metalious into hiding. The book was first published by Julian Messner, Inc in 1956, and it was an instant hit. Through word of mouth, it sold approximately 60,000 copies in the first two weeks of its publication, and it stayed on the New York Time best seller list for 59 weeks. It was so popular, it was adapted into a film and into a multi-year daytime soap opera. The first US edition dust jacket is fairly plain and the paper quality was low, so the jacket is likely to be browned or yellowed with age. Famously, Metalious was sued for libel by one of the people who was included in the book. Tomas Makris was featured in Peyton Place , and his name and physical characteristics matched the real-life individual. Notably, the character's name in UK edition was changed to Michael Kyros, and the character's name was changed in later US editions to Michael Rossi. In a shocking twist that infuriated many, Metalious had actually forged Makris' name on the release form. Such behavior is of course condemned by the literary community.
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- Librería
- Bookfarm
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 572526
- Título
- Peyton Place.
- Autor
- Grace Metalious
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good (AVERAGE)
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Editorial
- Frederick Muller Ltd.
- Lugar de publicación
- London, UK.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
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