It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, First Edition (40 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st. 'An eerily prescient foreshadowing of current affairs' Guardian'Not only Lewis's most important book but one of the most important books ever produced in the United States' New YorkerA vain, outlandish, anti-immigrant, fearmongering demagogue runs for President of the United States - and wins. Sinclair Lewis's chilling 1935 bestseller is the story of Buzz Windrip, 'Professional Common Man', who promises poor, angry voters that he will make America proud and prosperous once more, but takes the country down a far darker path. As the new regime slides into authoritarianism, newspaper editor Doremus Jessup can't believe it will last - but is he right? This cautionary tale of liberal complacency in the face of populist tyranny shows it really can happen here.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Dell S19. Small chip missing from lower right corner of front cover. Some writing on inside cover. Still a square, attractive copy. First printing thus.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Howard Terpning Painted Cover. (illustrator). 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. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Howard Terpning Painted Cover. (illustrator). 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. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First edition. Large chip from jacket spine base with associated fading to spine, loss from other jacket corners, jacket edges rubbed with several closed tears, boards lightly soiled, owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1935 Hard Cover. 458 pp. 8vo. Original black cloth, gilt titles. A satirical work of dystopian fiction envisioning an American dictatorship. The causes for the descent into fascism are authentic, making the novel an insightful glimpse of what it looks like to trade one set of evils for another. Lewis wrote the book during the Great Depression, basing the dictatorship on Hitler's, but replacing hateful indoctrination with misleading appeals to American values. Many believe the novel to be a direct reaction to the possible candidacy of Huey Long for president in 1936. It was published five years after Lewis became the first American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Lewis also won (and declined) the Pulitzer Prize for his 1925 novel Arrowsmith.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Bound in black cloth boards with brilliant gilt print.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. London: JONATHAN CAPE1935. Vintage/First Edition. Used. HARDCOVER 1935 FIRST EDITION.DUST JACKET SCRUFFED ON EDGES-. PRIOR BOOKSHOP STAMP ON INSIDE COVER. FOXING DUE TO AGE. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION =WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE 'An eerily prescient foreshadowing of current affairs' Guardian'Not only Lewis's most important book but one of the most important books ever produced in the United States' New YorkerA vain, outlandish, anti-immigrant, fearmongering demagogue runs for President of the United States - and wins. Sinclair Lewis's chilling 1935 bestseller is the story of Buzz Windrip, 'Professional Common Man', who promises poor, angry voters that he will make America proud and prosperous once more, but takes the country down a far darker path. As the new regime slides into authoritarianism, newspaper editor Doremus Jessup can't believe it will last - but is he right? This cautionary tale of liberal complacency in the face of populist tyranny shows it really can happen here. Hardcover/Vintage/No Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 458 pages, 8vo. Shelfwear to DJ: scuffing along edges and covers, a few small tears and small missing pieces along edges and spine, some chipping along spine, light tanning. DJ in mylar. Tearing on front endpaper where price sticker was removed, some discoloration on endpapers and inside covers, light tanning. Volume is in Very Good condition.

Original cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original blue cloth with giltstamped lettering to spine and front cover. Blindstamped decorations to front cover and spine. Slight wear and slight soiling to spine, covers and corners. ; 19x13x3 cm; 458 pages.

first edition. very good soiling, darker spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Lacking dj. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, and fading on the spine, slightly shelf-cocked. Gift inscription on the ffep. Pages are tanned with a bit of minor foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Condition is Very Good. No DJ. RARE 1st Edition from Triangle Books! Red cloth boards with black text and illustration on cover and spine. Cover is slightly bowed and there's a light stain visible on the back. Pages are visibly toned, and a couple pages are dog-eared. The spine and binding is still quite sound. 458 pages, 5" x 7 1/2". * This is a classic book written by an American legend. Anyone who wants a well-rounded collection HAS to have Sinclair Lewis in it. The story is about America under dictatorship as a result of the Huey Long kind of demagogues, who were front and center in the 1930's. **All Books Are Shipped Within 24 Hours Of Purchase, And Are Packaged Meticulously In Order To Assure They Arrive In The Same Condition As My Description**.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black cloth, front cover device stamped in blind, spine panel lettered in gilt. Cover cloth shows mild surface rubbing; tanned spine panel, rubbed and a bit frayed at head of spine, minor exposure to corners. Top text block edge darkened, tape ghosting to endpapers, gift inscription inked on upper front flyleaf. Stated 1st ed. 458 pp. A decent enough reading copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

458 pp. 8vo, publisher's black cloth. First edition. A photographic portrait of Sinclair Lewis has been affixed to the front pastedown; slight tanning to endsheets at the gutter from binder's adhesive; 1" break to the paper at the top of the rear (inner) hinge; tight and sound with a few very slight signs of use to the cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with bright black design and titles to front and spine, detached at edge where front and spine meet. Minute blue paint splatter along back edge where cover and spine are joined. Orange edging to pages as issued. Three small black sharpie marks on the ffep and another on the title page. No other marks or foxing internally. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Early Edition. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal rubbing/wear with age. Text is slightly loose in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good -. First edition. 458 pp. Octavo. [20.5 cm]. Black cloth over boards with blind stamped design on front cover and gilt title stamped on spine. Deckled edges. Previous owner's stamp reading, "United Liberal Church" in black ink on front paste down as well as title page. Front hinge cracked. Pages foxed. Previous bookseller's sticker pasted onto back paste down. Spine slightly rolled. No dust jacket. A first edition copy of Lewis' book of dystopian political fiction that is eerily reminiscent of the chaos and corruption facing many wealthy nations today. Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here" was written just two years after Hitler's rise to power in Germany and describes the United States' descent into fascism controlled by Senator Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. It's title comes from a line from a wealthy capitalist in response to a journalist raising concerns that the country's new leader has transformed into a demagogue.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First UK Edition. Buff coloured cloth on boards with blue titles; very faint dusting of a little soiling, single tiny spot to rear cover. Edges: lightfoxings. Fep with owners Art Deco bookplate. Clean contents. Binding is As New. 413p Dj: light dusting of soiling. Spine & flaps spines with moderate browning. Spine: head with tiny chips. Both flaps four corners with tiny trimmed.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First edition. Lewis's chilling and satirical novel, set in what was - at the time it was written - the very near future - that is just one or two years immediately following its publication. A story of the rise of a populist demagogue as the dictator of the United States, and the often ineffectual resistance of a small-town Vermont newspaper publisher. While Lewis might have had Louisiana politician Huey Long (who was preparing to run for the presidency) as his model, I found it impossible to read the first third without thinking of Donald Trump, especially when Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip promises to restore patriotism and "traditional" values. A must read novel for today's times as each day leaves us with only the hope that "it can't happen here." 458 pp. Very good in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine -rubbing to the spine lettering, but it is still legible, very light toning to the pages, some discoloration on the endpapers from the glue of the original binding, but overall a sturdy and attractive copy of an important book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to boards due to age and use. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. All pages are intact and otherwise clean, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.55.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Edition. Black clothbound boards with very slightly sunned spine and mildly bumped corners. Age-yellowed and slightly foxed inside boards. Else, totally tight and clean. No dust jacket. Sinclair's novel is a cautionary tale about the possiblity of fascism in America, and about the fragility of demoncracy. 458 pages. 2.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; Seventh Printing. Very Good in a Poor price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Rubbing, chipping, open tearing along panel edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Black cloth with dull gilt lettering. Small spot to center of spine, light edgewear, corners bumped. Previous owner signature to front endpaper, endpapers tanned. Text is clean and bright, no marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in jet black cloth, spine gilt, no dustwrapper. 458pp. A dystopian classic that has enjoyed renewed interest since the ascent of Donal J. Trump. Q21979.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. First Edition. 458pp. 8vo. Black cloth with embossed emblem on front cover, gold titles on spine, deckle edge pages. Discoloration to inside gutters, small smudge on back cover (looks like it could be a defect in the cloth), thin shallow scratch on back cover, else fine bright looks unread hardcover. This book looks as though it had been shelved unopened and unread since 1935.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First edition. Lewis's chilling and satirical dystopian novel, set in what was - at the time it was written - the very near future - that is , just one or two years immediately following its publication. A story of the rise of a populist demagogue as the dictator of the United States, and the often ineffectual resistance of a small-town Vermont newspaper publisher. While this was written as Hitler was ascending to power and Lewis might have had Louisiana politician Huey Long (who was preparing to run for the presidency) as his model, I found it impossible to read the first third of the book without thinking of Donald Trump, especially when Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip promises to restore patriotism and "traditional" values. A must read novel for today's times although our hopes that "it can't happen here" have been diminished. Published just 5 years after Lewis became the first American writer to win the Nobel award. 458 pp. Very near fine in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine (previous owner's name on front endpaper and the usual discoloration on the endpapers from the glue of the original binding) in a rather poor mostly silver dust jacket with a large (approx 2 square inches) chip on the lower edge of the front cover, a closed tear with tape repair to interior and many small chips to the upper edge, loss of about 1/4 in on the ends of the spine. Despite its flaws, however the dj does have the original price of $2.50 and it did do its job of protecting the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Near fine condition hardback book , Blue covers with gilt lettering on spine , Previous owner's names and a date on front free end paper , 1"x !/2" remnant of sticker on front paste down , Age toned pages , Fair condition dust jacket in plastic dj cover , No additional printings listed , presumed first printing by this publisher , 5 7/8" x 8 3/8" 458 pages.

1st UK Edition. First UK edition. Octavo, original cloth boards with title upper board and spine, dustjacket, pp 413 plus publisher's catalogue. Previous owner's blindstamp front free endpaper. Dustjacket creased to edges, price-clipped, chipped to fore-edge of spine, restored and repaired. Near-fine condition in good protected dust-jacket. From the inner flap of the dustjacket: "The subject is the possibility of dictatorship in the United States, and the novel shows how in 1936 a President made himself dictator, and what were the effects of a Fascist regime in democratic America". The Publisher notes that it was originally intended to be titled, 'It Can't Happen in America'. A book regarded as inscreasingly prescient.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition stated. A Very Good copy in a Good only, tattered jacket. Black cloth with embossed medallion on the cover and gilt spine title. Light shelfwear, no rubbing to corners or spine ends. Offsetting to both pastedowns, p.o. inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. The jacket is price-clipped. There is rubbing with paper loss at the corners and the bottom of the spine. There are two 1/2' tears with loss of paper, one at the top of the front panel and at the top of the spine affecting the title. Photos sent on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1935. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with the publisher's original cloth with blue titling. Light pushing at the spine ends with some light toning and spotting to the text-block. The latter has lightly encroached onto the extreme page edges in a few places. The occasional light spot to just a few pages. Free from inscriptions. The 8 page publisher's book catalogue is present. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good condition. It bears the correct price of '7s 6d. net' to the lower front flap. Some edge-wear with losses to the spine ends and the corners. Some small closed tears, nicks and light creasing to the edges. The spine and edges are toned with some age related markings and spotting in places. The wrapper presents well in the removable Brodart archival cover. The blurb from the front flap of the wrapper states : 'The subject is the possibility of dictatorship in the United States, and the novel shows how in 1936 a President made himself dictator, and what were the effects of a Fascist regime in democratic America. the book champions the cause of liberal democracies.' The Publisher's note state that '.it was originally intended to be titled, 'It Can't Happen in America'. In 1930, Sinclair Lewis became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded 'for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters.' Lewis wrote six popular novels: 'Main Street' (1920), 'Babbitt' (1922), 'Arrowsmith' (1925), 'Elmer Gantry' (1927), 'Dodsworth' (1929), and 'It Can't Happen Here' (1935). This title has become increasingly seen as prophetic. Very scarce with the wrapper - Only the second copy we have handled. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.