U.S.A. Nineteen Nineteen, The Big Money, The 42nd Parallel

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. First edition thus (first trade illustrated edition). 3 volumes, complete. Nineteen, Nineteen; The Big Money, The 42nd Parallel. 8vo. Buckram bindings, titles stamped in blue and red. Decorated endpapers in color by Marsh. Frontispiece illustration in black and white by Marsh. One color plate and intext illustrations in black and white throughout. 545, 645, 481 pp.. The trilogy employs an experimental technique, incorporating four narrative modes: fictional narratives telling the life stories of twelve characters, collages of newspaper clippings and song lyrics labeled "Newsreel", individually labeled short biographies of public figures of the time such as Woodrow Wilson and Henry Ford and fragments of autobiographical stream of consciousness writing labeled "Camera Eye". The trilogy covers the historical development of American society during the first three decades of the 20th century. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked U.S.A. 23rd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Books are in fine condition with no writing inside and sound hinges. Clean. Slipcase has been securely taped with heavy-duty plastic tape to keep together. Fine in fair slipcase.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fair. Illus. by Marsh, Reginald. 8vo.