Babbitt
by Lewis, Sinclair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harcourt Brace. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1922. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth stamped in orange. First edition, first state with "Purdy" page 49 line 4 and "my fellow human" page 49 line 5. Very slightly bowed, tiny spot and offset to rear endpage. Spine ends/points slightly softened. Unmarked, book falls open to a few spots but no mesh showing. Spine slightly indented in spots. The DJ in mylar is missing bottom portion of backstrip, chipped at spine head and points, rubbed through at rear flap fold at bottom third, toned, price clipped, creased at rear flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20968
- Title
- Babbitt
- Author
- Lewis, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1922
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- First State
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- Price Clipped
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- Offset
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