Babbitt
by Lewis, Sinclair
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1922. 2nd state with two corrections on line 49. Blue cloth with orange imprinting on front panel and spine has light fraying at two spots on foreedge but each is only 1/4 inch long. Boards are clean and colors still fresh. First end paper has owners signature and year (1922) in ink but it is neat. No other markings. Text clean, boards square and tight. Bright and fresh in First Edition Library facsimilie jacket. Attractive copy. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 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
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003012
- Title
- Babbitt
- Author
- Lewis, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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