The Secret Life of Bees, 1st Edition

New York: Viking, (2002). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 302 pp. Original quarter oyster colored paper over cream colored paper-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($24.95) dust-jacket. Faint edge wear, light handling and rubbing wear to gloss. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Mild wear to edges and corners, with rubbing and edge toning. Interior is clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

The Secret Life of Bees, Advance Uncorrected Proof

New York: Viking, (2002). Advance Uncorrected bound Manuscript. 8vo. 279 pp. Original khaki colored wraps. Faint edge wear, light handling and rubbing wear. Some trace foxing spots. Some trace residue, droplets to rear panel. Book is tight, square and firm. Interior is clean and unmarked.

Wraps: Near Fine

Text: Near Fine

“Set in 1964, it is a coming-of-age story about loss, betrayal, and the interracial landscape of the civil rights era of the American South. The book received critical acclaim and was a New York Times bestseller. It won the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards (Paperback), and was nominated for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. The book was adapted into a 2008 film of the same name directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.”