The Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett [FIRST EDITION] 1962 ? Doubleday & Company

The Lilies of the Field by William Edmund Barrett with illustrations by Burt Silverman

FIRST?EDITION ? FIRST PRINTING [1962]?DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY

True 1st edition with $2.50 price on front panel of jacket.

Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.?

Dust jacket is fully in tact with a few chipped edges;? line of surface damage across front [see photos] - otherwise very good.? Now housed in a new HQ brodart jacket protector.?

Book itself is?near mint.? Eroded letter on green cloth spine and a cropped corner to front endpaper.? Otherwise?excellent. ?Reads as new!

Source novel?for the classic film starring Sidney Poitier

The enchanting story of two unlikely friends, a black ex-GI and the head of a group of German nuns, The Lilies of the Field tells the story of their impossible dream to build a chapel in the desert.