Babbitt
by Lewis, Sinclair
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good first edition, first issue (Purdy on page 49), in a good dust jacket with a 3 inch split and scratch on the spine of the jacket. Previous owner's name written on front paste-down. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1508071
- Title
- Babbitt
- Author
- Lewis, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Date Published
- 1922
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....