Introduction by Sinclair Lewis (30 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 624 pages. 7.00x4.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Decorative Hardcover. Condition: Like New. No Jacket. 1st Signet Classic Printing. 381 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj.

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. First Edition By This Publisher. 432 pages; >> Avon Books #1 ; 1941; Scarce in this Printing; 1st paperback Ed; 1st Printing with oval shaped picture of Shakespeare, back issue list of titles to interior endpages; >> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; spine slant.minor staining along paper spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Musacchia, J. (illustrator). (illustrator). Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 225 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creased front cover. Occassional pen markings on text. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 480 pages. 7.00x4.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 480 pages. 4.00x7.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 480 pages. 4.00x7.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 496 pages. 4.00x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 496 pages. 4.00x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Trade Paperback. A new copy. "The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal."--Salon It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press. Called "a message to thinking Americans" by the Springfield Republican when it was published in 1935, It Can't Happen Here is a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today's news.…

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. [xii], 448p. Bookplate on front pastedown, cover corners and top and bottom of spine worn, rubbed jacket has chips to edges. Modern Library #42. (7-1/4"x5").

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 400 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 400 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 404 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 400 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 400 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. Near fine with owner name. Dustwrapper in fragments only.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 7.80x5.12x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Full leather. Gilt edges. Silk ribbon page marker. Moire endpapers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. See photos. A '2" written in marker on first flyleaf. Otherwise no apparent writing/marks in book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 400 pages. 6.75x4.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. CLipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear, large chip at foot of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. First Paperback Ed 1st Printing. November 1961; First Paperback Edition 1st Printing; DELL Paperback #S-19; 382 Pages; Printed in CANADA. >>> Complete and Unabridged, soft cover edition; >> Sinclair Lewis SHOCKING, Unforgettable Picture of the UNITED STATES in the IRON GRIP of a Native-Born One-Hundred-Percent AMERICAN DICTATOR, ** Wikipedia = It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical 1935 political novel, Published during the rise of fascism in Europe, the novel describes the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a politician who defeats Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is elected President of the United States, after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values. After his election, Windrip takes complete control of the government and imposes a plutocratic/totalitarian rule with the help of a ruthless paramilitary force, in the manner of Adolf Hitler and the SS. The novel's plot centers on journalist Doremus Jessup's opposition to the new regime and his subsequent struggle against it as part of a liberal rebellion. Reviewers at the time, and literary critics ever since, have emphasized the connection with Louisiana politician Huey Long, who was preparing to run for president in the 1936 election when he was assassinated in 1935 just prior to the novel's publication. ** MALCOLM HARRIS (Salon) = Amid the 80th anniversary of Sinclair Lewis's anti-fascist tome, Trump's campaign makes Lewis look prophetic = "The 1935 Novel that foreshadowed Donald Trumps authoritarian appeal." >> Minor cover scuffing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Howard Terpning Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. First Paperback Ed 1st Printing. November 1961; First Paperback Edition 1st Printing; DELL Paperback #S-19; 382 Pages; Printed in CANADA. >>> Complete and Unabridged, soft cover edition; >> Sinclair Lewis SHOCKING, Unforgettable Picture of the UNITED STATES in the IRON GRIP of a Native-Born One-Hundred-Percent AMERICAN DICTATOR, ** Wikipedia = It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical 1935 political novel, Published during the rise of fascism in Europe, the novel describes the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a politician who defeats Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is elected President of the United States, after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values. After his election, Windrip takes complete control of the government and imposes a plutocratic/totalitarian rule with the help of a ruthless paramilitary force, in the manner of Adolf Hitler and the SS. The novel's plot centers on journalist Doremus Jessup's opposition to the new regime and his subsequent struggle against it as part of a liberal rebellion. Reviewers at the time, and literary critics ever since, have emphasized the connection with Louisiana politician Huey Long, who was preparing to run for president in the 1936 election when he was assassinated in 1935 just prior to the novel's publication. ** MALCOLM HARRIS (Salon) = Amid the 80th anniversary of Sinclair Lewis's anti-fascist tome, Trump's campaign makes Lewis look prophetic = "The 1935 Novel that foreshadowed Donald Trumps authoritarian appeal." >> Spine on slight slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Howard Terpning Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on title page. Fine hardback; no dust jacket (as issued). Only trivial, if any, signs of age/wear/previous use. NOTE: DUE TO SIZE/WEIGHT, PRIORITY AND INTERNATIONAL S/H MAY BE HIGHER THAN ABEBOOKS' QUOTE; THIS WILL REFLECT ACTUAL COST, WITH NO ADDED HANDLING FEE.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. Paperback Original. First Edition mass market paperback, 224 pages, 12 stories from the American master; book has been opened, but not a trace of shelf wear, some slight age toning, but unread/unused condition. See also our listing for Lewis's Cass Timberlane.