Arrowsmith by lewis, sinclair and a great selection of related books, art and. Its subject, the differences between us and european intellect, manners, and morals, is one that frequently appears in the works of henry james. A dreamer, at age he unsuccessfully ran away from home, wanting to become a drummer boy in the spanishamerican war. Other first edition points for books by sinclair lewis include. Art dealer of pablo picasso, andy warhol, ryan nicholas belcher, and. Main street by sinclair lewis goodreads share book. Inscribed by sinclair lewis on front free endpaper. Main street is a classic american fiction novel by sinclair lewis that sees carol milford as a liberal, freespirited young woman, reared in the metropolis of minneapolis. This book responds to the test by which one of the wisest of professional readers applies to all his manuscripts, it most humanly bleeds. Babbitt by sinclair lewis 1922 first edition first state. Lewis graduated from yale university 1907 and was for a time a reporter. Pdf arrowsmith book by sinclair lewis free download 428. Main street first edition sinclair lewis bauman rare books. Novelist, short story writer, and playwright sinclair lewis 18851951 was a native of sauk center, wisconsin, and intimately acquainted with the small towns of the american heartland.
Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by sinclair lewis. About near fine, with some light wear to the spine ends, light rubbing, and a slight lean to. After this work, lewis would continue on to a successful and lasting career as one of the major american authors from the early to mid twentieth century. P w ogorman errors of rome an explanatory appeal to all who love the true. Sinclair lewis main street 1st 1st 1st state w both errors 1920 nr. Basis for the 1960 film starring burt lancaster and jean simmons, and directed by richard brooks. John hersey 19141993, volume editor, published fifteen books of fiction and nine of reportage and essays, and was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction. Satirizing small town life, main street is perhaps sinclair lewiss most famous book, and led in part to. Main street is the novel that established sinclair lewis literary reputation and was his first commercial success. A novel of husbands and wives by lewis, sinclair and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His college career was interrupted by various parttime occupations, including a period working at the helicon home colony, upton sinclair s socialist experiment in new jersey. The first trade edition had orange letters on blue boards. A very good copy in edge worn and chipped printed dust jacket with large chips to spine ends, some tears, toning.
The book has been awarded with pulitzer prize for novel 1926. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of and is available in hardcover format. Annotated reference guide to collectible books and original prints. First issue of the novel concerning the moral dilemmas faced by the eponymous middleclass salesman. Sinclair lewis books list of books by author sinclair lewis. Make offer babbitt by sinclair lewis first edition, first. This is the back of the dust jacket for the first trade edition of arrowsmith. Specializing in rare and signed books including first editions in the genres of classic literature, books into film, childrens, fantasy, illustrated, and science fiction.
It relates the life and struggles of carol milford kennicott in the small town of gopher prairie, minnesota, as she comes into conflict with the smalltown mentality of. Doremus jessup, editor and proprietor of the daily informer, the bible of the conservative vermont farmers up and down the beulah valley, was born in fort beulah in 1876, only son of an impecunious universalist pastor, the reverend loren jessup. The first issue of babbit on the top has supposing purdy on line 4 of page 49, and my fellow human on line 5 of the same page. This is the definitive descriptive bibliography of the lewis catalog, now available with a new biographical essay and dozens of additional entries. Five interesting facts about sinclair lewis books tell you. Arrowsmith by sinclair lewis first edition 1925 from. Sinclair lewis 18851951 won the nobel prize for literature in 1930, the first american novelist to be so honored. Specific points of issue for the first edition of pulitzer prize winner arrowsmith by sinclair lewis. Born in 1885 in minnesota, sinclair lewis worked as a newspaper journalist before becoming an acclaimed novelist. First trade edition, second printing, of lewis s breakthrough novel of smalltown america.
Bound in blue cloth centrally stamped with a floral branch in gilt, spine lettering gilt, small stain to head, tiny tear to cloth near floral branch. In 1930 he became the first american writer to win the nobel prize for literature. Signed limited first edition of what many consider lewis greatest novel, number 373 of only 500 large paper copies signed by him. Sinclair lewis it cant happen here hardcover book ebth. Main street by sinclair lewis is a satirical novel concerning small town. Elmer gantry sinclair lewis first edition 1927 rare book with jacket 1st issue. Also as an extra the back flap of the original dust jacket has been saved and attached inside the back cover. Sinclair lewis, american novelist and social critic who punctured american complacency with his broadly drawn, widely popular satirical novels.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1925, and was written by sinclair lewis. Lewis would continue on to a successful and lasting career as one of the major american authors from the early to. Feb 07, 2020 sinclair lewis, controversial nobel prize laureate, led an interesting life. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the. First edition with 49 perfect, 54 slightly battered and y in may imperfect. Dodsworth sinclair lewis first edition arundel books. First edition, second state with type batter on pp. Published by triangle books, new york, reprinted september 1941. Free download or read online arrowsmith pdf epub book.
First edition, second issue with page 54 and 387 type errors. Babbitt by sinclair lewis first edition, first state 1922. Selected short stories contains those selected by lewis himself for a 1935 edition and illustrates the wide range of his art and interest. Selected short stories of sinclair lewis by sinclair lewis. The title page from the first trade edition of arrowsmith.
A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, first edition, first issue purdy on page 49 signed and dated by lewis in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Reflecting his own unhappy childhood in sauk centre, minnesota, lewis s sixth novel attacked the conformity and dullness he saw in midwestern village life. First issue, with cantry at the spine title of the book s backstrip. Sinclair lewis, celebrated author of babbitt and main street, wrote more than twenty novels in the course of his prolific career, most of which went through several editions over the years. It cant happen here sinclair lewis first edition signed nobel. Main street by sinclair lewis, first edition abebooks. Early edition lewis, sinclair harcourt, brace and company, inc. His works are best known for their perceptive and critical views of american free enterprise and materialism between the world wars. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by lewis on the front endpaper. Values relate to first editions in very good condition. Arrowsmith is a novel by american author sinclair lewis, first published in 1925. Sinclair lewis 18851951, was born in sauk centre, minnesota, and graduated from yale in 1907.
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Main street, sinclair lewis main street is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis, and published in 1920. Pdf arrowsmith book by sinclair lewis free download 428 pages. About near fine, with some light wear to the spine ends, light rubbing, and a slight lean to the spine. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to literary critic kenneth a. Dodsworth first edition sinclair lewis 1st printing nobel prize rare. Pdf kingsblood royal book by sinclair lewis free download. Lewis would continue on to a successful and lasting career as one of the major american authors from the early to mid twentieth century. Forster, lewis has managed to lodge a piece of a continent in our imagination, and biographer. Lewis draws a picture for us that is disquieting in its disillusionment arrowsmith is a pagan novel for a pagan. The novel is an early call for equality between men and women in the workplace. In 1930, he became the first writer from the united states and the first from the americas to receive the nobel prize in literature, which was awarded for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters. This library of america series edition is printed on acidfree paper and features smythsewn binding, a full cloth cover, and a ribbon. Fine in a good slipcase wear to the extremities and fading of the spine and edges. It stands among main street, babbitt, and arrowsmith.
Harry sinclair lewis february 7, 1885 january 10, 1951 was an american author. Books by sinclair lewis sinclair lewis average rating 3. Sinclair lewis rare books and first editions at bauman. When they marry, will convinces her to live in his hometown of gopher prairie, minnesota. Collecting main street by lewis, sinclair first edition. She marries will kennicott, a doctor, who is a smalltown boy at heart. It includes a dust jacket marked the novel that tells you what will happen to your family if america gets a dictator. Free download or read online kingsblood royal pdf epub book. After an extremely unhappy childhood, he went to yale more about sinclair lewis. A hardcover novel titled it cant happen here by sinclair lewis. Apr 05, 2020 inscribed by sinclair lewis lewis, sinclair.
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The first of sinclair lewis s great successes, main street shattered the sentimental american myth of happy smalltown life with its satire of narrowminded provincialism. This copy is the first state of the first edition with the two correct point on page 49 see photo. First edition of lewis fascinating cautionary tale about the risks of american populisma frightening book written for frightening timesinscribed on the half title by him, sincerely sinclair lewis. See all books authored by sinclair lewis, including it cant happen here, and main street, and more on. His mother was no less than a bass, of massachusetts. Author of it cant happen here readers circle series, the penguin book of gaslight crime, cass timberlane, the works of sinclair lewis 9 volumes, martin arrowsmith, seni sevmek kaderin, babbitt the collected works of sinclair lewis 29 volumes, aire libre. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 428 pages and is available in hardcover format. From bookofthemonth club news upon first edition publication. Satirizing small town life, main street is perhaps sinclair lewis s most famous book, and led in part to his eventual 1930 nobel prize for literature. In 1930, lewis was the first american ever awarded the nobel prize in literature. First edition points to identify arrowsmith by sinclair lewis. The first edition, second printing of sinclair lewis classic novel, babbitt. Lewis s classic novel of a staid, retired car manufacturer who takes a trip to europe with his wife and learns more about her, and their.
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Also, his son was a war hero and his wives were famous in their own right five interesting facts about sinclair lewis. Largely a satire of american culture, society, and behavior, its main theme focuses on the power of conformity, and the vacuity of middleclass american life. Born harry sinclair lewis in sauk centre, minnesota, he began reading books at a young age and kept a diary. With the 1920 publication of main street, sinclair lewis, then a journalist and apprentice novelist, became an overnight success. Lewis fourth book and his first work of serious fiction, following a woman working in a mans world. Main street is a quintessentially american book about the smugness and selfsatisfied provincialism of a small town in the midwest. Main street is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis, and published in 1920. Then he got up from his chair, walked around the desk and faced the rest of us. It won the 1926 pulitzer prize which lewis declined. One of lewis most popular novels, and one that created an uproar among the religious evangelical communities that it satirizes. Sinclair lewis february 7, 1885 january 10, 1951 was an american novelist and playwright. Rare books first home of bookseller 1st editions and. Sinclair lewis was the first american to win the nobel prize in literature 1930 and this is perhaps his second most important novel. Elmer gantry sinclair lewis first edition 1927 rare book with.
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