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Babbitt [Advance Review Copy]
by LEWIS, Sinclair
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1922]. First Edition. First printing, first state, with "Purdy" for "Lyte" in line 4, and "my" for "any" in line 5 on p.49. One of 9,500 copies. Octavo (19.25cm). Navy blue cloth, stamped in orange on spine and front cover; [viii],401,[7]pp; [6]pp ads at rear. Stamped "Sample Copy" on title page. Straight but faded on spine, slightly rubbed at edges, a few tiny spots to textblock edges, front hinge cracked after flyleaf, but generally Very Good. Lacking the dust jacket.
Advance review copy of "Lewis's acidulous, ironic portrait of the American business man...Zenith telephone workers, dairy workers and truck drivers strike against a wage cut. Babbitt recognizes the justice of their demands but hasn't the guts to come out publicly in support of the strikers. He is intimidated into joining the anti-labor Good Citizens' League and loses his last chance to become a man of independence and integrity" (BLAKE, p.241). PASTORE 8; COAN, p.96; HANNA 2166.
Advance review copy of "Lewis's acidulous, ironic portrait of the American business man...Zenith telephone workers, dairy workers and truck drivers strike against a wage cut. Babbitt recognizes the justice of their demands but hasn't the guts to come out publicly in support of the strikers. He is intimidated into joining the anti-labor Good Citizens' League and loses his last chance to become a man of independence and integrity" (BLAKE, p.241). PASTORE 8; COAN, p.96; HANNA 2166.
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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- Seller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 60504
- Title
- Babbitt [Advance Review Copy]
- Author
- LEWIS, Sinclair
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1922]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Social Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Jacket
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- Cracked
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