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Dodsworth
by Lewis, Sinclair
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Yellow wrapper. VG, spine laid down in black cloth dropbox
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hamburg, Paris, Milano: The Albatross, 1932. 415pp. 12mo. Yellow wrapper. VG, spine laid down in black cloth dropbox. 415pp. 12mo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on ffep; "To Dean Kinchurey with my greatest affection Sinclair Lewis." The recipient is Dean George W. Kirchwey, Dean of Columbia University Law School whose daughter Freda took over the editorship of "The Nation" in 1935. Lewis was published in "The Nation
Synopsis
First published in 1929, Dodsworth tells the story of a well-to-do American couple, Sam and Fran, who move to Europe and learn that they don't have much in common. When the woman becomes involved with another man and falls into the spell of romantic Europe, her husband must choose between forgiving his wife or abandoning the relationship and returning to America alone.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310231
- Title
- Dodsworth
- Author
- Lewis, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- 415pp. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Yellow wrapper. VG, spine laid down in black cloth dropbox
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Albatross
- Place of Publication
- Hamburg, Paris, Milano
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- American | Sinclair Lewis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- 12mo
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- VG
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