An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore
An American Tragedy by Theodore
Dreiser fictionalizes a famous murder that happened in the 1906
murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette. His version tells the
story of Clyde Griffiths, a confused and irresponsible young man.
Clyde uses his position as supervisor to take advantage of a young
woman, Roberta, who has fallen in love with him. Clyde falls in love
with another woman, Sondra, who could provide him an entrance to
society. Robert becomes pregnant, and after failing to get her an
abortion, Clyde schemes to murder her when she insists on marrying
him. Clyde is arrested, tried, and ultimately executed. Time
magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language
Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, and it is considered a classic of
American crime fiction.
First Edition Identification
The first edition was released by Boni
& Liveright at the end of 1925 in 2 volumes with a slipcase.
The general trade release was quickly followed by a a signed, limited
edition of 795 copies in 1926. Signed first editions in good
condition can range in price between $2000 and $4000. Common defects
include wear and darkening to the slipcase and cover, a missing
slipcase, missing panels, and age-tanning evident on the pages. This
work is Dreiser's most recognized book, and remains prized by
collectors around the world.
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An American Tragedy (Presentation copy)
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Limited Edition
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- 1925
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Pasadena, California, USA
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A$1,497.30
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Limited Edition. Very Good +. Two volumes in original publishers' boards. One of 795 deluxe copies, this one marked for Presentation, signed on the limitation page and additionally inscribed on the title: "For Mary Gold, who slaved on this. Theodore Dreiser." An excellent copy in all, with an important association.
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An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiser
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 2020
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- Hardcover
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- 9781839641534
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Carrollton, Texas, USA
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A$28.37
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London: Flame Tree Publishing, 2020. Collectible Classic. Purchased new. Near Fine. This is a small book, measuring 4" x 6". It is unread. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Faint scratches to side… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (2 volumes in 1)
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used - Good
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- 1st edition, thus
- Published
- 1926
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- Cloth
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Rougemont, North Carolina, USA
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A$47.28
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Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1926. 1st edition, thus. Cloth. Good. 1st edition, thus. Two volumes in one. A Good copy. 8vo., 431; 409 pp. Black cloth with spine title. Moderate shelf wear; spine lettering fading. Previous owner's ownership stamp on the front and rear paste down. Item Price
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An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiser
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- First edition
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- 1926
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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A$115.84
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London: Constable & Co, 1926. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first UK edition of American novelist Theodore Dreiser's best known work, a popular and controversial novel. The first UK edition, first impression.'An American Tragedy' is a gripping and tragic crime novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on the 1906 murder of Grace Brown… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy.
by Theodore Dreiser.
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- 1962 [1925]
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Miller Place, New York, USA
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The Laurel Dreiser, Dell, 1962 [1925]. Softcover, mass market paperback. Good. Inspired by the sensational true story and drawing heavily on the court transcripts, Dreiser tells the monumental story of a young man trapped by his own ambitions. With a general introduction by Alfred Kazin. Some cover wear. Dreiser, 1871-1945, was a leader of the Chicago Group and… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American tragedy: Volume 1
by Dreiser, Theodore (1871-1945)
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1925
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- Hardcover
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Galway, IRL
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A$56.74
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New York : Boni & Liveright, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; volume 1 (only): 431 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945). American fiction. 19th-20th century fiction. Item Price
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An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiser
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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A$47.28
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Mattituck, NY: Amereon House Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. NF one of 80 copies; blue boards with gilt lettering & decoration on front & spine. Item Price
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An American Tragedy [Limited Edition]
by DREISER, Theodore
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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A$1,182.08
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition. Two volumes. Half cloth gilt and printed papercovered boards, page edges untrimmed. Neat pictorial bookplate ("Robert Thien") on the front pastedown of each volume. Spines modestly toned, a bit of light wear and soil, a near fine set with a bit of light sunning on the cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
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- Hard Cover
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Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
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A$23.64
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New York : Modern Library, 1956, é1953.. Hard Cover. [iv,15-] 874 pages ; 22 cm. Modern Library Giant, G80. "First Modern Library Giant Edition, 1956" verso of t.p. Novel based on a real murder and trial. "He is arrested and brought to trial in a climax of memorable tension and drama." Stock# 47800. Vg my nme on front fly… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- Paperback
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, NZL
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A$9.46
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New York: Signet Classic from New American Library With an Afterword by Irving Howe. This is an authorized reprint of a hardcover edition published by The World Publishing Company. Eighth Printing. 832pp. includes Bibliography. Light wear with corners lightly creased. Name inside front cover. Binding tight, pages clean. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy. [Signed Ltd. Edition in 2 Volumes]
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- None Issued
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- Signed Limited Edition
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA
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A$527.99
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good+ - Very Good-/None Issued. 2 volumes. [Vol. I- 431 pp.: Vol. II - 409 pp.] 23 cm. Hardcovers. Publisher's original quarter-cloth and blue paper with rough-cut edges. Book(s) Condition: spine lettering dulled, spines toned with assortment of small nics, chips and rips (affecting Vol. I primarily), inner… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy (Two Volumes)
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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A$394.03
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. First edition, first printing. 2 Volumes. Very Good, with spine cloths faded, bruised at tops and frayed at bottoms; Volume I shows spotted staining to edge of page block and to several pages; Volume II has a nick to the edge of the last few… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
by DREISER, Theodore
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- Used - Owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper; very slight darkening to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few sp
- Published
- 1954
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$197.01
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper; very slight darkening to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few spots of paper loss. Reginald Marsh. Quarto (7-3/4" x 11") bound in boards covered with a heavy imported rose canvas and stamped in color ink and gold leaf.… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMERICAN TRAGEDY
by DREISER, Theodore
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- 1925
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
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A$3,940.25
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1925. AN AMERICAN CLASSIC DREISER, Theodore. AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Complete in Two Volumes. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First edition, first printing. Two volumes. 8vo., Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Dreiser's most famous work and the basis for the successful move "A Place in the Sun. The books are just about fine and fresh in spine sunned… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy ( Two Volume Set )
by Theodore Dreiser
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
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krotz springs, Louisiana, USA
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A$788.03
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Boni And Liveright, 1925. Hardcover. Good. Not Ex-Library Copy. Hardcover Edition With Dustjacket.Nice Copy. Text Unmarked.Binding Is Solid.Not Ex-Library Copy.Not A Bookclub Edition.No Remainder Mark.D.J.Not Clipped. First Edition, First Printing.Bookplates Inside Front Covers.One Dustjacket Is In Good Condition And The Other Dustjacket Is Fair With 1/4 Spine Missing.Slipcase Is In Poor Condition With Top Missing.Volumes One And Two… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used
- Published
- 1925
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Middletown, Maryland, USA
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A$985.06
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First edition. Two volumes. The trade edition, preceding the limited. One of Dreiser's most acclaimed books: a Haycraft-Queen title; on the Time 100 list; and made into a film in 1931 under this title and again in 1951 as "A Place in the Sun" with Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters. Gold… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1956
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Arvada, Colorado, USA
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A$55.16
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New York: Modern Library, 1956. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. G 80. Stated "First Modern Library Giant Edition, 1956". No price on jacket but not clipped. Couple of small corner bumps and top of spine is slightly faded. Black dust jacket has chips at top and bottom of spine, up to 1/3 inch and rubs at folds..
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An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used - Tips rubbed; spines faded a shade, very good copies without jackets.
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1925
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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A$780.17
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. First edition. Tips rubbed; spines faded a shade, very good copies without jackets.. Two vols., 8vos, 431 & 409pp; black cloth. First edition of Dreiser's most celebrated novel, this copy with an original typed letter signed by Dreiser to a reader of the book in England who had written to him. Dreiser… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
by Dreiser, Theodore
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1925
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Stephenson, Virginia, USA
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A$1,970.12
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. First Edition. A presentable copy of Dreiser's most enduring novel, in which a young man makes a tragic and ill-fated attempt to break from his lower-class background. Fleeing Kansas City from a crime he didn't commit, he settles in a fictional New York town, where torn between a farm girl he impregnates and… Read more about this item Item Price
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An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiser
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
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- Good
- Published
- 1931
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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A$245.42
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London: Constable & Co LTD, 1931. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5". None. An early reprint of Theodore Dreiser's very popular tragic novel, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. An early reprint, dated 1931 from the list of the author's title, the last of which listed is 'Dawn'.In the original scarce price-clipped dust wrapper.'An American Tragedy'… Read more about this item Item Price
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