Main Street.

Lewis, Sinclair

Published by Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920

About this Item

First edition, first printing of Lewis' classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a page bound in, "To Martha Bucher with the greetings of Chester's friend Sinclair Lewis K.C. May 4, 1926." In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. Carol Milford is a young, liberated woman from Saint Paul, Minnesota, who marries a small-town doctor named Will Kennicott. Persuaded to move to Gopher Prairie, her husbandâ s home-town, Carol is horrified to find herself living in an ugly, back-water community. A satiric depiction of Carolâ s attempt to raise the inhabitants of Gopher Prairie to her own smug level, Main Street is one of Sinclair Lewisâ s most significant works. Seller Inventory # 144082

Bibliographic Details

Title: Main Street.

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York

Publication Date: 1920

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition