Esther Forbes. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1942. Both unclipped dust jacket, in a mylar wrapper, and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in this well-preserved copy, 498 pp.
First edition, first printing of Esther Forbes’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1942), a richly detailed and deeply researched account of one of America’s most iconic patriots. Both the title page and copyright page are dated 1942, confirming first edition status. The dust jacket is unclipped (in a mylar wrapper) and shows no price, as issued — likely from a regional or Book-of-the-Month Club variant — but remains in very good+ condition, showing only minor edgewear and a hint of darkening to the spine. The book itself is clean, tight, and Very Good+ condition with no writing or marks inside.
A standout in the genre of American historical biography, this volume paints a vivid portrait of colonial Boston, placing Paul Revere in his full historical and cultural context. Winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History.
