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Babbitt [First Edition with signed card]
by Lewis, Sinclair
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author. Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1922; no additional printings indicated, first issue of first edition with "Purdy" for "Lyte" & "my fellow human" errors on pg. 49 (Pastore, 8); 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" card bearing Sinclair Lewis' signature, dated Aug. 1, 1924, laid-in. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of boards, orange titling on spine and front board remains bold; text also very good. Dust jacket is worn with several small closed tears, chipping over head and heel of spine; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. More photos available upon request. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
Babbitt , by Sinclair Lewis, was first published in 1922. This novel is a satire of American culture. It critiques society and the socially-acceptable behavior of middle-class American life and its pressure on individuals toward conformity.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 276485
- Title
- Babbitt [First Edition with signed card]
- Author
- Lewis, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Weight
- 1.25 lbs
- Keywords
- SLEWIS|LITERA|Strt2k..8.22.1800|3.23.1500..12024
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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