Lewis, Sinclair (1885-1951) Main Street , Inscribed

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Lewis, Sinclair (1885-1951) Main Street, Inscribed. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920.
First edition, presented by the author to bookseller John Kidd, signed on ffep by Lewis, "this is the great american [sic] novel"; housed in a custom-made chemise and slipcase.
Estimate $700-900

Top edge and top corner dented, and one section along the bottom edge. The cloth is also rubbed at the head of the spine, and along the joint.


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