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Sinclair Lewis. Babbitt. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1922]. . First edition, first state, with "Purdy"...
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First Edition, First Issue,
With a Signed Inscription by Lewis Laid In
Sinclair Lewis. Babbitt. New York: Harcourt,
Brace and Company, [1922].First edition, first state, with "Purdy" for "Lyte" in line 4, page 49. With a clipped inscription signed by Sinclair Lewis laid in. Octavo. 401 pages, plus publisher's ads.
Publisher's blue cloth with orange stamping. Head of spine snagged; spine lightly sunned. Minor wear to tips of corners. Bottom corner of front board very slightly bumped. Binding cracked at half-title, resulting in some looseness. Laid in is the hand-written inscription on Hotel Sacher (Vienna) notepaper which reads: "To Robert Denniston with the greetings of Sinclair Lewis, Vienna April 18 [?], 1925." Two bookplates on front pastedown, including Frank J. Hogan's. A nice square copy in very good condition.
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2010 February Signature Rare Books Auction #6038 (go to Auction Home page)
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February, 2010
11th-12th
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