New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. First edition, second issue, with battered type at p. 54 and 387. 1 vols. 8vo. Original orange-stamped blue cloth. Faint shelf wear, else very good. First edition, second issue, with battered type at p. 54 and 387. 1 vols. 8vo. Lewis's satire of life in Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, and the novel that made his reputation.

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 52688
Title: Main Street. The Story of Carol Kennicott
Author: Lewis, Sinclair
Format/Binding: 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Original orange-stamped blue cloth. Faint shelf wear, else very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, second issue, with battered type at p. 54 and 387
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Howe
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1920
Keywords: American | Sinclair Lewis
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.

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