Arrowsmith by Lewis Sinclair, Signed (11 results)

hardcover. Condition: very good. First. Large 8vo, blue boards with white cloth spine, paper label (extra label tipped in at the end). One of 500 signed copies. Light soil to the binding and edge chips to the spine label & the back cover; lacks publisher's slipcase, but a very good copy of the Pulitzer Prize book for 1926. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Sinclair Lewis on a laid in signature. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the spine. The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Illustrations by Ben F. Stahl. 8vo. Full terra cotta calf with raised bands and gilt lettering, rules and decorations, publisher's thin card stock slipcase with gold foil label. 525pp. All edges gilt. Illustrations, brown moire silk endpapers, sewn-in brown satin page marker. Fine/near fine. Minor wear to slipcase (only). Pristine, tight limited (unspecified) edition of the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner. This special copy bears choice autograph addition: Lewis's inspiration for this tale of a dedicated young Midwest scientist and doctor was microbiologist Paul de Kruif (1890-1971), who Lewis thanks profusely in the book's dedication. So crucial was de Kruif to Lewis, not only with technical aspects but even characters and plot elements, that some consider him the uncredited co-author of the book -- he even received a small share of the royalties. Tipped to the blank leaf facing the title page is a unique frontispiece: a Typed Note Signed from de Kruif, 8½" X 5½", Holland, Michigan, 18 March 1940. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar). Near fine. Two faint original folds. On imprinted letterhead of "Wake Robin" (the name of de Kruif's home) in reply to an admirer's birthday wishes, he sends thanks and notes: "Yes, the name of it is going to be IMMORTALS OF TOMORROW. Publication date, we hope, April 9, 1942." Signed boldly in full in his usual green ink. Intriguingly, "Immortals of Tomorrow" never came to pass. It was mentioned in a "New York Times" article in February 1941, which is no doubt where Gates learned of it and mentioned it in his letter. De Kruif intended it as a sequel to what was by far the most popular of his dozen books, "Microbe Hunters" (1926) -- de Kruif's connection to Lewis's 1925 bestseller likely helped boost its popularity. "Microbe Hunters" profiles a handful of scientists and is credited with drawing attention to the little-known fields of immunology and microbiology -- as did "Arrowsmith." Quite an unusual copy.

Condition: Fine. Royal 8vo. Turquoise paper covered boards, cream cloth spine. Top edge gilt #413 of a limited edition of 500 copies signed by Sinclair Lewis.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed limited #321/500 copies. Toning to spine and boards, toning to front/rear paste downs and free end papers. Housed in a custom slipcase (not the original publisher).

Hardcover. First edition. 448 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 380 of 500 signed by Lewis: becoming the first American awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. H.L. Mencken called him "a red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds." This title discusses the travail faced of an idealistic physician. His literary reputation waned at the end of his career and was renewed in the early twentieth century -- primarily for his dystopian satire, "It Can't Happen Here," an appropriate parallel to the rise of Donald Trump. Crisp copy, small nicks to left side of spine paper label. Orig. publisher's beige nubby cloth and slate blue boards. Teg. Fine in worn slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, FIRST EDITION. Blue holland boards, cream cloth spine, with paper spine label, plain endpapers. A Beautiful copy - looks to be UNREAD. Binding is very tight , clean boards, no marks. Limited SIGNED First edition, copy # 423 of 500. SIGNED COPY. Comes in Dark Blue Slipcase, with additional paper spine label in rear of book - Never used on the slipcase. Slipcase is split / separated on end of case. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. This is the First Trade edition SIGNED by the author on a laid in signature. A beautiful copy seldom seen in this nice of condition. The binding is tight, with no cocking, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original. We buy Sinclair Lewis First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

A good copy only bound in woven blue cloth and stamped in orange. The spine has heavy chipping and pieces missing at the edges of the bottom half.; otherwise, the boards are very good minus. This copy is inscribed by Sinclair lewis: "To G. William Nott with the greetings of the Canon and the pastor of Marcella Powers, his most willing pupil. Sinclair lewis. New Orleans. Jan. 18, 1940. With some acid migration from an old newspaper clipping now removed. Correct First edition with "Second printing [first trade edition]" stated on the copyright page.

8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 448. with half-title. contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., others uncut (modest wear to joints & extremities, spine faded, internally fine). First Edition, one of 500 numbered copies, signed by the Author. Lewis was awarded the Pulitzer prize for fiction for this novel in 1926, but refused to accept it. In 1930 he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature.

First Edition. "LEWIS, Sinclair. Arrowsmith. New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1925). Octavo, original buckram spine, blue paper boards, original printed paper label, top edge gilt, uncut. Housed in a custom chemise and clamshell box. $14,000.Signed limited first edition of what many consider Lewis' greatest novel, number 1 of only 500 large-paper copies signed by him. An excellent association copy, owned by Ellen Knowles Eayrs-Harcourt, wife of Lewis' publisher Alfred Harcourt, who in a page and a half inscription describes advancing Lewis and his friend, science writer Paul de Kruif, $1000 from her personal account for de Kruif to get married before the two men set out for a year-long trip to research the book that would become Arrowsmith, with the check she made out to de Kruif endorsed on the verso by both Lewis and de Kruif tipped to the front pastedown."Using for his theme the losing fight made by two men with whom scientific truth is religion, Mr. Lewis draws a picture for us that is disquieting in its disillusionment Arrowsmith is a pagan novel for a pagan world an authentic step forward" (Books of the Century, 63-64). Although Arrowsmith was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Lewis declined the honor, purportedly because Main Street (1921) had not been so honored. His rejection, however, also secured front-page status for this satire of the medical profession in the nation's newspapers. While Lewis is credited as the sole author, he was greatly assisted in its preparation by science writer Paul de Kruif, who received 25% of the royalties on sales. Adapted to the screen in 1931 by director John Ford.This is the copy of Ellen Knowles Eayrs, wife of Lewis' publisher Alfred Harcourt. In 1922, when the events Eayrs recounts in her inscription occurred, she was Harcourt's secretary; she and Harcourt did not marry until 1924, the year prior to this novel's publication, after Harcourt's first wife committed suicide in 1923. In this copy, Eayrs has penciled a lengthy inscription on the front free endpaper recto and verso: "When Red Lewis planned to write a novel about a scientist he persuaded Paul de Kruif, who was just leaving the Rockefeller Institute, to spend a year with him roaming around the West Indies, South America & Europe so that the book should have genuine scientific material and point of view. Paul at the time was engaged to Rhea Barbarin who was living in Michigan and was anxious to marry her before he left but he hadn't a cent to his name. Three days before Red & Paul were to sail, they blew into the Harcourt Brace office to see if they could get an advance immediately so that he could take a 2:30 train to Michigan. No officer of the firm was in so I gave them my personal check which both of them endorsed and Paul got the cash from the Fifth Ave. Bank in New York City. He & Rhea were married on my $1000 and have certainly lived happily ever afterward. EKE-EKH." ("EKH" indicating that she wrote this inscription at some point after marrying Harcourt.) With the original check for $1000, endorsed on the verso by both Lewis and de Kruif, tipped to the front pastedown. Issued on the same day as the stated second (first trade) edition. Without scarce glassine and slipcase. With spare paper spine label tipped to rear flyleaf. Pastore 9. Bruccoli & Clark III:213. With Eayrs' penciled signature on the front flyleaf.Front inner paper hinge expertly reinforced, text clean, light rubbing to board edges, slight toning to spine. An extremely good copy, with an appealing association.". Signed.