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
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Rokke Rare Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Rokke Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since November 26, 2024
Condition: Used - Very good
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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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Bibliographic details
- 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
Rokke Rare Books
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