July 2022 Auction Ends Thursday, July 28th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/28/2022
Sinclair Lewis signed first edition, first printing of ''Babbitt'', published eight years before Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Literature. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1922. Inscribed from Lewis on the front free endpaper, ''To Bert Nock / with the greetings / of Sinclair Lewis''. All first printings points present, including ''Supposing Purdy'' on page 49, line four; and ''my fellow human'' on line five of same page. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards with orange blocking and lettering, lacking jacket. Measures 5'' x 7.5'' and runs 401pp. with six additional pages of ads. Tape repair to a few pages, separation starting at front hinge, as well as to faded backstrip. Overall in fair condition.
Sinclair Lewis Signed First Edition, First Printing of ''Babbitt''
Click above for larger image.