Our Mr. Wrenn.
by LEWIS, Sinclair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Top edge a little soiled; but a bright, fresh copy.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York:: Harper and Brothers,, 1914.. First edition, with "M-N" on the verso of the title page. "Advanced Copy--Not Published" stamped at head of title page.. publisher's cloth (lacking the rare dust jacket).. Top edge a little soiled; but a bright, fresh copy.. 8vo,. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by Sinclair Lewis in 1915, with the bookplate of recipient on pastedown.
Synopsis
Mr. Wrenn is employed as a sales-entry clerk for the Souvenir and art novelty company. His Job demands eight or more hours each day, but he commits the rest of his free time reading travel books and attending travel pictures at the Nickelorian. All of his drab and dreary life Mr. Wrenn has visions of traveling to a foreign land until one day, surprisingly, the dream comes true. He finds himself roaming uncharacteristically around England attended by a young female artist. When he returns to the Job in New York, he falls in love with a charming girl named Nellie. The untroubled tempo of routine is interrupted when the girl he traveled with in England appears. Mr. Wrenn is surprised but recovers his composure and marries Nellie, ready to surrender his dreams. Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24610
- Title
- Our Mr. Wrenn.
- Author
- LEWIS, Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth (lacking the rare dust jacket).
- Book Condition
- Used - Top edge a little soiled; but a bright, fresh copy.
- Edition
- First edition, with "M-N" on the verso of the title pa
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1914.
- Pages
- 254 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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