- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Barry Lawrence Ruderman, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Barry Lawrence Ruderman
AbeBooks seller since August 31, 2022
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 2,400.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition, first state, with line 5 of p. 49 starting, "to ruin my fellow human," later changed by Lewis to, "to ruin any fellow human. Octavo. Original publisher's blue boards, stamped in orange on front and spine (faint soiling, lightly rubbed, corners bumped). Original light blue and white dust jacket (spine sunned, light soiling, archival restoration at spine, top edge, and turns). [vi], 401, [402, blank], [6, ads] pp. First edition "In fact there was but one thing wrong with the Babbitt house: It was not a home." First state, with line 5 of p. 49 starting, "to ruin my fellow human," later changed by Lewis to, "to ruin any fellow human". New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.
Seller Inventory # 104066
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Babbitt
- Author
- Sinclair Lewis
- Publisher
- Sinclair Lewis
- Publication year
- 1922
- Condition
- Very good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Antique Maps
Barry Lawrence Ruderman
La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 14.50 | US$ 16.75 |
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Store description
Barry Lawrence Ruderman is a specialist dealer in rare and important works on paper from the 15th century to the present. Today, our focus extends from the firm’s traditional core specialty in historical cartography, now encompassing a wide range of rare books, Americana (with particular strengths in Western Americana, Texana, and the American Revolution), early photography, old master prints, and significant manuscripts. Our clients include many of the most important public and private collections active today.…
Specialty
etc., Archives, Americana, Exploration, AtlasesAssociation member
Seller's business information
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc.
7407 La Jolla Boulevard
La Jolla, CA U.S.A. 92037
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