Babbitt
by Sinclair Lewis
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VINTAGE PAPERBACKS. Fair
- Seller
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El Paso, Texas, United States
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About This Item
1946. Soft cover. VINTAGE PAPERBACKS. Fair . 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Water staining pages. Paper aging. #GC-213. Original price 25 cents. 26th printing. About the book: Babbitt (1922), by Sinclair Lewis, is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by Babbitt was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Lewis in 1930.[1] The word "Babbitt" entered the English language as a "person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards".[2] (Wikipedia)
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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- Bookseller
- The Sun Also Rises (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000094
- Title
- Babbitt
- Author
- Sinclair Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - VINTAGE PAPERBACKS. Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
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The Sun Also Rises
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El Paso, Texas
About The Sun Also Rises
I have been selling on the nternet since 1997. As the store name indicates, I am a Hemingway fan, but I also have interest in the Old West, Christian books, classic,
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....