Item #18873 Point of No Return. John P. MARQUAND.

Point of No Return. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1949.

First American Trade Edition. Limited Edition of 600 copies signed by author. Novel which, typical of the author’s style and theme, addresses with some satire the class issues of middle and upper class life in small town New England in the 20th Century. Includes a satirical portrayal of W. Lloyd Warner, a Harvard anthropologist who studied the manners of Marquand's Newburyport. Basis for a 1968 episode of the black and white Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) TV series “Playhouse 90” directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Walter Abel and Edward Andrews. Near Fine with a vintage bookplate to inside front cover and some spotting to inside covers, in a Very Good dustjacket with light wear to spine ends and cover corners, light soiling and spine darkened.

Price: $200.00

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