BABBITT
by LEWIS,Sinclair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, ( 1922). First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo, blue cloth, orange stamping, shelfworn, cracking hinge
Advance Review Copy: Publisher's red rubber Sample Copy stamp dated " September 14, 1922" on title-page. Second state of text: p. 49, line 4 corrected from "Purdy" to "Lyte". A classic of the American scene. It introduced the term of Babbittry into the language.
Advance Review Copy: Publisher's red rubber Sample Copy stamp dated " September 14, 1922" on title-page. Second state of text: p. 49, line 4 corrected from "Purdy" to "Lyte". A classic of the American scene. It introduced the term of Babbittry into the language.
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
- Seller
- Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- DEMO008252I
- Title
- BABBITT
- Author
- LEWIS,Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- ( 1922)
- Keywords
- babbitt, babbitry, nobel prize, sinclair lewis,
Terms of Sale
Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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About the Seller
Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Biblio member since 2005
Chicago, Illinois
About Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Joyce And Company has been in business as a professional rare bookseller and appraiser since 1975. Owner Thomas Joyce was the regular book appraiser on Home & Garden TV\'s \"The Appraisal Fair\\\" program, on international broadcasts. Thomas Joyce was the co-discoverer of George Washington's personal copy of William Leybourn's 1679 edition of THE COMPLEAT SURVEYOR, from which young Washington learned some of his surveying skills at age 16. The book had vanished for nearly a century until its re-discovery in 2017. It is now back at Mt. Vernon.
Glossary
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- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.