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An American Tragedy
by Dreiser, Theodore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
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..
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17224
- Title
- An American Tragedy
- Author
- Dreiser, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- classic fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature;
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
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Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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- Spine
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- G
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