The USA Trilogy - John Dos Passos (The 42nd Parallel, 1919, The Big Money) First Editions

Language: English

Published by Harper & Brothers, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930

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John Dos Passos' experimental U.S.A. trilogy, exploring American culture, capitalism, moral decay, the roaring 20's and the era's abrupt end. The trilogy is often regarded among the best 20th century American literature. The 42nd Parallel - First Edition Harper & Brothers 1930 Red quarter cloth, orange and silver marbled paper boards, paper spine label, pp. xii, 426, [2]; VG+ book in a VG jacket with some light interior tape reinforcement to a few short closed tears at spine ends and tail of front panel, chipping to spine ends and fore-edge corners, light rubbing and soil. 1919 - First Edition Harcourt, Brace and Company 1932 (I believe this is an advance review copy due to there being no price on the jacket flap, I have seen on other examples of the ARC that have no price on the flap which instead have a price on a slip, all indications point to the jacket being original to the book and not a reproduction) Harcourt, Brace and Company 1932; Red full cloth stamped in silver, near fine book in a VG+ jacket; light rubbing, faint crease to spine, light wear to spine ends and fore-edge corners, some minor damp staining to spine which is more readily apparent on the interior of jacket. The Big Money - First Edition, Harcourt, Brace and Company 1936 Blue full cloth stamped in silver, pp. viii, 561, [7]; VG+ book with just a touch of rubbing to extremities and toning to endpapers; in a VG- jacket with a 2" tear to rear flap joint, 1" closed tear to spine tail, other minor chips and tears to spine ends and fore-edge corners, some rubbing and soil, crease to front flap [Potter 12, 13, 16].…

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Title
The USA Trilogy - John Dos Passos (The 42nd Parallel, 1919, The Big Money) First Editions
Author
John Dos Passos
Publisher
Harper & Brothers, Harcourt, Brace and Company
Publication year
1930
Condition
Very good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Item weight
6 pounds
Dimensions
12 inches width by 10 inches height by 10 inches depth

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