Dodsworth.
by LEWIS, SINCLAIR
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1929]. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. One of 500 copies bound up in orange cloth, stamped in black on spine, with front and rear covers blank, top edges stained black, and with printed statement on flyleaf: "This is a special edition presented to the trade in advance of publication and is not for sale." A clean, near fine copy. Probably not issued in printed jacket.
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
- Robert Dagg Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11210
- Title
- Dodsworth.
- Author
- LEWIS, SINCLAIR
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1929]
Terms of Sale
Robert Dagg Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Robert Dagg Rare Books
Biblio member since 2008
San Francisco, California
About Robert Dagg Rare Books
By appointment only premises, with sales occurring on the internet, at bookfairs, through catalogs and via direct quotation. Established 1989.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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