U S a 42nd Parallel Nineteen by Dos Passos (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Three volumes. Light wear on edges. Page edges are toned. W700, W701, W702.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Illustrated with Black & White Drawings by Reginald Marsh. (illustrator). Reprint; Seventh Printing. Very Good in Wraps: shows mild wear to the extremities, with faint creasing near the corner tips and to a small area at the top of the rear panel; the mildest rubbing to the panels and to the heel of the backstrip; the binding leans slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. The pages of this edition remains quite bright. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (8.25 x 5.25 x 1.5 inches) . Illustrated with black & white drawings by Reginald Marsh. High-quality Paper. Language: English. Weight: 28.5 ounces. Reprint Edition; Seventh Printing Thus. Trade Paperback. The U. S. A. Trilogy is a major work of American writer John Dos Passos, comprising the novels The 42nd Parallel (1930) ; 1919, (1932) ; and The Big Money (1936) . The three books were first published together in a single volume titled U. S. A. By Harcourt Brace in January, 1938. The trilogy covers the historical development of American society during the first three decades of the twentieth century. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked U. S. A. 23rd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvi, 494 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. NF/NF--. Three book collection. This wonderful trilogy in tan cloths with red, white and blue designs and lettering on front covers and spine. Nineteen, Nineteen has small 1/2" tear with crease on foot of spine. B.O.M.C. All have very light edgewear. A very nice three volume hardcovers with dust jackets.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Dust jacket is missing; cloth boards are rubbed and faded, corners bumped and worn, spine sunned and bumped; binding is tight though joint exposed at title page; previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, upper edges dusty, no other markings from previous owners. ; 5.3 x 1.5 x 8 inches; 1163 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Modern Library Giant G44 in binding style G5--this edition was published between 1945 and 1963 and was copyrighted in 1937. The first 18 p. have a crease to the upper corner and there are a few age spots to the front free end paper, else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book. The jacket has wear, but is still presentable and now in a removable, protective acetate sleeve. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; Modern Library Giant Series; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 415, 473, 561 pp. pages.

Hardcover. Modern Library Edition. Good+ in boards. Front hinge cracked.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. A Modern Library Giant (G44). In original, clipped, jacket in protecctive sheet with creasing, chipping, and general wear; there are 309 titles on the verso. Bound in red cloth over boards with device on front and black lables with gilded lettering on the spine. A little loose, bumping to the head and tail of the spine, slight lean. Top-stain blue. Split along gutter between title page and half-title. The interior is lightly and evenly toned, it is otherwise clean and clear. All pages and segments attached. Pages:(18) 3-415; (7) 3-473; (7) 3-561 Dimensions:8¼ x 5¾ x 2(3/16).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover, light wear. Front hinge starting. Modern Library Giant Edition, G44.

Hardcover. Condition: very good/good. First edition of this set. Three Volumes Nice copies in price clipped dust jackets. Dust jacket art and interiors by Reginald Marsh. Nineteen Nineteen has a six inch tear to crease with some loss. There is some edge chipping to all three dust jackets. Lacking slipcase.

561 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A near fine, tight and sound copy in a dust jacket with some light use. Signed, "Coridally, John Dos Passos" on the front free endpaper. A Modern Library Giant. G 44.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA. 1946. #350 of 365 copies [of which 350 were for sale] signed by John Dos Passos and the illustrator Reginald Marsh. Slipcased in a illustrated paper covered slipcase. Slipcase is lightly scuffed and worn at detached at the base of the slipcase. Bound in tan cloth with titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Several pages torn at the margins. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. In the novels that make up the trilogyThe 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big MoneyDos Passos creates an unforgettable collective portrait of America, shot through with sardonic comedy and brilliant social observation. He interweaves the careers of his characters and the events of their time with a narrative verve and breathtaking technical skill that make U. S. A. Among the most compulsively readable of modern classics. EB.