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|||GET||| Peyton Place 1St Edition PEYTON PLACE 1ST EDITION DOWNLOAD FREE Grace Metalious | 9781555534004 | | | | | Peyton Place by Grace Metalious, First Edition Dust jacket has several small tears, wet stains and chips. The novel describes how three women are forced to come to terms with their identity, both as women and as sexual beings, in a small, conservative, gossipy New England town, with recurring themes of hypocrisy, social inequities and class privilege in a tale that includes incest, abortion, adultery, lust and murder. Minimal wear. Sign in to check out Check out as guest. Creasing; notation in pen on first page. Peyton Place 1st edition March 4th by Northeastern University Press. It sold 60, copies within the first ten days of its release and remained on The New York Times best seller list for 59 weeks. About this Item: Muller, Peyton Place Hardcover. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. More information about this seller Contact this seller 5. Published by Pocket, New York Seller Inventory GRP Condition: Near Fine. Quantity Available: 4. See all. 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. First Edition; First Printing. Purple boards with gold lettering on spine are clean with mild edgewear. Grace Metalious. Boards are rubbed and marked. Published by Dell Publishing Add to Basket Used Peyton Place 1st edition. First Thus. Learn more - opens in a new window or tab. Published by Peyton Place 1st edition Books, NY Well bound. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. More information about this seller Contact this seller Mass Market Paperback. Film cover. About this Item: Fireside Standard used condition. Minimum monthly payments are required. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Most noted among the well-to-do are Leslie Harrington, owner of the mill, and his spoiled son Rodney, the good-hearted doctor Matthew Swain and upstanding Seth Buswell, owner of the newspaper. Please enter a number less than or equal to 1. Some yellowing, otherwise VVG. About this Item: Dell, New York, Condition: Very Good. The first US edition dust jacket is fairly plain and the paper quality was low, so the jacket is Peyton Place 1st edition to be browned or yellowed with age. Cover is Brand New. About this Item: pocket, Back to home page. Sell now - Have one to sell? Peyton Place 1st edition edition. Condition: Very Good. Main Navigation More information about this seller Contact this seller 7. Peyton Place ebook. Paperback Original. The book is unmarked; Peyton Place 1st edition cupped and lightly creased; a crease to the bottom edge of the back wrap; sleeve protected. September 24, Famously, Metalious was sued for libel by one of the people who was included in the book. Read more here. Some of the places and characters so closely resembled their real life counterparts that author Grace Metalious was actually sued for libel. Very Good book in a Fair dustjacket. With the introduction of the small New Hampshire town and its characters, the social strata are clearly defined. About this Item: Northeastern, U. Constance leaves Peyton Place for New York City at a young age and meets a man in the Peyton Place 1st edition business named Allison MacKenzie, who already is married with children. Peyton Place opens in Book is in Very Good condition, age toning, po name on inside back cover. Seller information nevau53 Right page block, top few inches darkened, as is top block. Sam Sloan Introduction. Want to Read saving…. This item will be shipped through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. The seller has not specified a shipping method to Germany. Tightly bound. Standard used condition. You are covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. It sold 60, copies within the first ten days of its release and remained on The New York Times best seller Peyton Place 1st edition for 59 weeks. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Item added to your basket View basket. Error rating book. Creasing; notation in pen on first page. See all. First Printing. Add to Basket Used Condition: V. Peyton Place, First Edition Metalious' editor Kitty Messner made the change, much to the author's dismay and disapproval. More information about this seller Contact this seller 5. Paperback original. Author s :. Laetitia Cruz de Moraes Vasconcellos Translator. Sleeve protected. More information about this seller Contact this seller 9. Almost gone. Condition: VG. The book is unmarked; spine cupped and lightly creased; a crease to the bottom edge of the back wrap; sleeve protected. 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