- 187
Lewis, Sinclair
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- paper
Babbitt. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1922
8vo (7 1/2 x 5 ¼ in.; 180 x 130 mm). Publisher's orange-stamped blue cloth in dust-jacket with what appears to be the original glassine shipping wrapper laid in; closed tear with some surrounding creasing at top of rear panel, few short closed edge tears backed with old paper tape on verso, minor chipping at extreme head and tail of spine panel.
8vo (7 1/2 x 5 ¼ in.; 180 x 130 mm). Publisher's orange-stamped blue cloth in dust-jacket with what appears to be the original glassine shipping wrapper laid in; closed tear with some surrounding creasing at top of rear panel, few short closed edge tears backed with old paper tape on verso, minor chipping at extreme head and tail of spine panel.
Literature
Johnson, High Spots
Condition
8vo (7 1/2 x 5 ¼ in.; 180 x 130 mm). Publisher's orange-stamped blue cloth in dust-jacket with what appears to be the original glassine shipping wrapper laid in; closed tear with some surrounding creasing at top of rear panel, few short closed edge tears backed with old paper tape on verso, minor chipping at extreme head and tail of spine panel.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition, first issue with "Purdy" on p. 49. An unconventionally written tale of a middling, middle-aged man in a mid-level career in a Midwestern town, and a work more than partially responsible for Lewis' Nobel Prize.