ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER ART Regarding the Famous Fight Between Lewis and Dreiser
by [LEWIS, Sinclair and DREISER, Theodore]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Smudging in margins. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Original Art. Smudging in margins. Near Fine. A 9-1/4" x 7" piece of mock-up art used for a newspaper illustration with a photo of Lewis with the caption "HE WHO GOT SLAPPED" and a photo of Dreiser with the caption "PUNCH IS MIGHTIER THAN PEN," along with drawings of men preparing to fight. On the verso is an actual newspaper clipping that used the art with an ink stamp stating "Received Examiner Reference Library Mar 21 1931." Perhaps the most famous literary fight of the 20th century occurred at a dinner honoring a Russian writer when Lewis, asked to speak, said, "But I do not care to speak in the presence of one man who has plagiarized 3,000 words from my wifes book on Russia." Dorothy Thompson, his wife, had toured Russia in 1927 with a group of American writers that included Dreiser. She felt that Dreiser's book about the trip -- DREISER LOOKS AT RUSSIA -- borrowed liberally from her articles. After the dinner Dreiser confronted Lewis who called him a liar and cheat. In response Dreiser slapped him hard, twice, before others intervened. The plagiarism charge was later proved correct.
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Details
- Seller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 019821
- Title
- ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER ART Regarding the Famous Fight Between Lewis and Dreiser
- Author
- [LEWIS, Sinclair and DREISER, Theodore]
- Format/Binding
- Original Art
- Book Condition
- Used - Smudging in margins. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- Russia, Original Drawing, Nobel Prize, Sinclair Lewis, Modern First Editions, Theodore Dreiser
- Bookseller catalogs
- Russia; Original Art;
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).