One More Year Bertha B. Moore 1943 Second Edition Christian Novel Hardcover with Dust Jacket

One More Year by Bertha B. Moore is a 1943 second edition Christian novel published in hardcover by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The story follows Bruce Macmillan, a wealthy young man who learns that his health may leave him only a limited amount of time. The pages shown place his illness, choices, family losses, and questions about faith at the center of the novel. This copy retains its bold orange and black dust jacket, gray cloth boards, and a Christmas gift inscription written to a Sunday school teacher.

Details

• Item: Vintage Christian fiction book
• Title: One More Year
• Author: Bertha B. Moore
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Publication Year: 1943
• Edition and Printing: Second edition; exact printing not confirmed from photos
• Format and Binding: Gray cloth hardcover with black cover lettering
• Dust Jacket: Present, with original printed price of $1.25
• Pages: 179 pages
• Genre: Christian fiction and religious novel
• Language: English
• ISBN: None visible; published before ISBN use
• Dimensions: 8 inches x 5 inches x 1 inch

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: The hardcover book remains sound and readable, with clean pages and a worn original dust jacket.
• The gray cloth boards remain firmly attached and show clear black lettering on the front.
• The pages are clean, easy to read, and securely held in the binding.
• The title page and copyright page clearly identify the 1943 second edition.
• The orange and black dust jacket remains present and retains its front artwork, spine lettering, and original price.
• The book contains a handwritten Christmas gift inscription to a Sunday school teacher.

Issues / Wear

• The dust jacket has tears, chips, creases, rubbing, and missing paper at the corners, spine ends, and lower front edge.
• The back panel of the dust jacket has a visible water stain and scattered surface marks.
• The water staining is limited to the jacket and does not affect the cloth boards.
• The jacket edges show age toning, waviness, and small closed tears.
• The pages have light age toning along the outer edges.
• Odor was not confirmed from the notes provided.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

Bertha B. Moore wrote faith centered fiction for readers interested in how Christian belief shapes ordinary decisions, family responsibilities, and personal change.

This edition may suit a collector of Eerdmans publications, older Christian novels, or books connected to church and Sunday school history.

The surviving dust jacket and dated second edition statement help distinguish this copy from the many jacketless religious hardcovers still available.

The teacher inscription gives the book a small, honest connection to the kind of reader it was originally meant to reach.

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