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Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper, 1911, 1911.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good Minus. 1st. First 40 pages nibbled at right top, with coffee stains first 55 pages. Hinges show wear. Frayed edges. Soiled covers. Name on end paper.
Seller: bccbooks, WHITE PLAINS, NY, U.S.A.
Theodore Dreiser. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Bros, New York, 1911.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bumps to spine ends, wear at top back corner, orig dealer (Old Corner Book Store, Boston) label on flyleaf, unmarked and very clean. A real nice early printing.
Seller: Trench Books, Hudson, ME, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, 1911.
Price: US$18.21 + shipping
Description: GOOD-MINUS HARDBACK. LIGHT BLUE CLOTH; SOMEWHAT DISCOLORED.
Seller: Early Republic Books, Hopatcong, NJ, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers 1911, 1911.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Clean solid copy. Slant to spine. Generally tight. Bit sunned at spine with a 1/4" tear at crown. Some wear at corners. First state boards, second state text.*****
Seller: Rivelli's Books, minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$23.00 + shipping
Description: Fair to good condition. Spine is darkened. Spine tips and corners are worn. Covers are slightly dull. Last 20 pages are slightly wrinkled near top edge. Stain on page 272 and on pages 288-290. 433 pages with a frontispiece.
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Light blue cloth binding rubbed at extremities and slightly cocked; backstrip browned; boards soiled; front hinge cracked; occasional pencilled margin notation; leaf edges, paste-downs & a few leaves foxed. No dj.; Black & white frontis illustration. ; 12mo; 432 pages
Seller: Hyde Brothers, Booksellers, Fort Wayne, IN, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1911.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, text is 2nd state, binding is first state. Good condition with moderate edge and corner wear, 2 small tears in cloth at top of spine. Light sun fading and light soiling on spine. Gilt lettering still bold on front board, but dulled on spine. Content is very clean, binding is strong. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: RW Books, Strasburg, VA, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, 1911.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original light blue designer cloth with floral design and patterned cloth. Has single date on c.p. and in Roman numerals on t.p. Mild tanning to spine, with title gilt still very bright; light rubbing to spine corners; small neat p.o. name on free endpaper; else a better than very good, tight, unmarked and clean copy.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt, a novel. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1-[433] ; frontispiece. First state text, with "is" instead of "it" on page 22, line 30; first state binding, with author's full name on spine. This is, however, a worn and faded copy. Binding worn at extremities, gold stamped lettering to front panel worn, gold stamped lettering to spine barely legible, wear and short tears to head and foot of spine, crease to spine, spine cracked (ca 3") at foot of rear hinge; front inner hinge cracked, light foxing to tissue guard at frontispiece, contents generally clean. 530 grams.
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.89 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Slight lean to spine. Bumped corners. Slight marginal tanning, mainly around title page and prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages; Physical description: 2,432, [1]p : front ; 20cm. Genre: Fiction -- Novel. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
DREISER, THEODORE. JENNIE GERHARDT. NEW YORK NY HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS PUB 1911., 1911.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Description: VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J. SECOND ISSUE WITHOUT AUTHOR'S FIRST NAME ON THE SPINE AND WITH TEXTUAL CORRECTION ON PAGE 22 LINE 30 LIGHT BLUE MOTTLED CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER. SPINE PANEL IS SUNNED WITH THE TITLES CORRESPONDINGLY DULLED AND CORNERS LIGHTLY WORN. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Dreiser Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second state. Very good in light blue cloth-covered boards. Sunning and a small spot on the rear panel
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Slight lean to spine. Bumped corners. Slight marginal tanning, mainly around title page and prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages; Physical description: 2,432, [1]p : front ; 20cm. Genre: Fiction -- Novel. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Theodore Dreiser. Jennie Gerhardt. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1911, 1911.
Price: US$46.49 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Fair.
Seller: White Mountains, Rare Books and Maps, Lincoln, NH, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper and Brothers, 1911.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first American edition, published by Harper and Brothers in 1911. ( second issue with 'is' corrected on page 22. ) In publishers mottled blue cloth. A near fine copy with some toning to the spine.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harpers, NY, 1911.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good only. Edges gently bumped and rubbed. Very light soiling to covers. Spine slightly rolled. Text clean and tight
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore.. Jennie Gerhardt.. Harper and Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good in fine patterned dull blue sloth stamped in gilt and dark blue. Dulling of spine gilt, with minor wear to spine points. Slightly cocked. First State binding, Second State of text with "it" on line 30 page 22. 433pp. Dreiser's Second novel, after Sister Carrie. Q05332
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. JENNIE GERHARDT. Harper & Bros., New York, 1911.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue with p.22:8 (up) corrected. From the library of producer Ralph Block, with his ownership signature on front endpaper. Hinge starting at second blank page, spine tanned and a bit dulled, otherwise about very good.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
DREISER, THEODORE. Jennie Gerhardt. 1911 NY: Harper & Bros, 1911.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue binding ('Theodore Dreiser' on spine), 2nd state of the text with the error on p22:30 corrected. A tight copy, gilt lettering on front board is bright, slight darkening to the spine. Some small tape adhesion marks to the endpapers and a copuple light spots edges of the text block. A better than usual copy. Dreiser's classic novel of a destitute young woman who, working as a hotel maid, meets a Senator who becomes infatuated with her. She is impregnated but he dies before they can marry. She later finds work as a lady's maid in Cleveland, falls in love with the wealthy son but, due to society's disapprobation, they cannot marry. Basis for the 1933 film starring Sylvia Sydney, Mary Astor and Edward Arnold.
Seller: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.
DREISER, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY, 1911.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book shows tiny (1/4") tear to top of spine. Mottled blue cloth, stamped in gold. The First edition with the author's full name on the spine of the book but the second state with the text corrected ("it" for "is") on page 22. A very acceptable copy of the author's second book -- preceeded by his popular work, Sister Carrie.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers Pubs, New York:, 1911.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 1st binding (w/ 'Theodore Dreiser' on spine), corrected text( 'it' on line 30, pg 22); light-blue mottled cloth w/ author & title embossed in gilt on front, ornament stamped in blue at center; lettering & ornament in gilt on spine; frontispiece w/ tissue, 433 pgs; Dreiser's 2nd book. near fine copy w/ just a hint of soiling to back cover along outside edge; otherwise clean w/ gilt strong on front, slightly age-toned on spine; hinges tight; scarce in condition.
Seller: Flips Fine Books, Greensboro, GA, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. JENNIE GERHARDT. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, NY, 1911.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 433 pages. 1st issue, 'is ' for 'it' on page 22. Very good. Appears to have smoke darkening to top with edges and spine lightly darkened, corners show light wear. (042)
Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., 433pp. Sharp Stated First Edition bound in brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square and clean throughout. A touch of wear to spine ends and tips but quite minor. Toned board edges and spine. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. A Novel. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, Second issue with 'it' on line 30 p. 22. Frontispiece. 433 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. McDonald 3 Frontispiece. 433 pp. 1 vols. 8vo First edition, Second issue with 'it' on line 30 p. 22.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$144.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 432p. First state binding: Theodore Dreiser on spine, second state text: "it" on line 30 page 22
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt, a Novel. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1911.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First issue with "is" for "it" on page 22 and author's full name on the spine. Hardcover, bound in gilt-stamped mottled blue cloth. Light edge-wear, the spine discolored; the text block tight, clean and unmarked.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
DREISER, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. A.L. Burt, New York, 1911.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Reprint edition. Fine in attractive internally repaired good or better dust jacket. A handsome copy of a reprint of Dreiser's second novel, like his first a naturalistic story of a young woman who becomes the mistress of a wealthy man and is shunned by society. Dreiser was forced by Harper's editors to make substantial changes to his manuscript (making it less critical of organized religion, the institution of marriage, etc.), and it was his first commercial success. Scarce in jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper, 1911.
Price: US$160.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue mottled cloth. Bookplate and three discreet ownership stamps, two of which have ben crossed out. Edges trifle rubbed. Nice copy. First issue with misprint on p.30 and author's full name on spine. The author's second novel.
Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom
Dreiser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt. Harper & Brothers, NY, 1911.
Price: US$162.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover first edition. VG - / G +.Book has light blue covers with dark blue design at center front cover and Gold lettering on front cover/ spine . Spine is a little faded, but all letters are present and readable.Spine @ front hinge is cracked about 2" long. Hinge starting to separate at front / rear - No writing or bookplates inside the book . Spine reads "Theodore Dreiser" and p. 22, line 30 reads "is" for "it"- making this a first state , first printing copy.
Seller: The Kings Word, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 433 pages with frontispiece. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover with black design in original jacket. First edition in first state binding with author's full name on the spine and second state text, in first state rare jacket. Jennie Gerhardt was Theodore Dreiser's second novel and his first true commercial success. Today it is generally regarded as one of his three best novels, along with Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy. As submitted to Harper and Brothers in 1911, Jennie Gerhardt was a powerful study of a woman tragically compromised by birth and fate. Harpers agreed to publish the book but was nervous about its subject matter and moral stance. Jennie has an illegitimate child by one man and lives out of wedlock with another - but Dreiser does not condemn her for her behavior. As a requirement for publication, Harpers insisted on cutting and revising the text. Although Dreiser fought against many of the cuts and succeeded in restoring some material, Harpers shortened the text by 16,000 words and completely revised its style and tone. These changes ultimately transformed Jennie Gerhardt from a blunt, carefully documented work of social realism to a touching love story merely set against a social background. Passages critical of organized religion and of the institution of marriage were reduced and altered. Perhaps most important, Jennie's point of view - her innate romantic mysticism - was largely edited out of the text. As a consequence, the central dialectic of the novel was skewed and the narrative thrown out of balance. Condition: Cloth spine lightly sunned with some rubbing, previous owner's signatures to front blank and rear paste down. Jacket panels and spine toned and chipped, tears at jacket joints and edges else a very good copy in about a very good infrequently found jacket.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Dreiser, Theodore. JENNIE GERHARDT [SIGNED]. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1911.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 432 pages; VG; bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt to front cover and spine; Housed in a VG half morocco and blue cloth slipcase, slipcase with paneled spine and gilt; cloth to slipcase and chemise matching boards, mild wear to slipcase; both gutters showing slight webbing; inscribed by Dreiser on the ffep, in Hollywood, California, 1940; First edition, first issue, with "is" on page 22, line 8 from bottom and author's full name on the spine; CX consignment; shelved case 2. 1345758. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
DREISER, Theodore.. Jennie Gerhardt.. New York/London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911., 1911.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first issue (with "is" on line 30, page 22, and author's full name on the spine). 8vo. Frontispiece. Original gilt and dark blue stamped blue cloth (a few small spots at foredge). Very good-fine. Enclosed in a 1/2 blue morocco over blue cloth slipcase, spine with five raised bands, folding chemise. No signatures or bookplates. Laid in loose is a two (2) page Autograph Letter Signed ("Th. D.") in black fountain pen ink on tan letter paper, 3609 Broadway, New York City, Sept. 18, 1911. "My Dear Rider" [Fremont Rider, an editorial assistant of Dreiser's at the Butterick Publishing Co.*]. An important letter requesting permission to use comments Dreiser had made in some earlier letters in publicizing the book. In part: ".Harper & Brothers have asked permission of me to use excerpts from the various letters concerning Jennie Gerhardt." *This letter is not in the Collected Letters, by Robert Elias. But see p. 110, Vol. I for a related letter to Rider referring to Jennie Gerhardt. Dreiser submitted the first completed draft of Jennie Gerhardt to Rider for criticism. "Jennie Gerhardt" was filmed in 1933, directed by Marion Gering from the novel by Theodore Dreiser. Starring Sylvia Sidney as Jennie Gerhardt; Donald Crook as Lester Kane; Mary Astor as Letty Pace; Edward Arnold as Sen. Brander and H.B. Warner as William Gerhardt. Upon seeing the film, Theodore Dreiser was so pleased with the adaptation after seeing a preview, he sent a telegram to Paramount boss B.P. Schulberg saying, "Jennie moving improvisation upon by theme, excellently cast, beautifully interpreted."
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.