Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Company,: January 1920, 1920.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Description: Blue cloth cover with gold gilt lettring and embellishments on spine. Heavy wear to cover, corners and edges, exposes the boards. Has soiling to cover and pages, with creases. P/O's name stamped to front pages. Yellowing to pages. Body of text appears clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1920.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue boards with black lettering; top of spine edge is tattered; bottom of spine edge shows wear; edges show shelf wear; Duluth Central High School Library stamps through and pocket on back board. Pictures available upon request.
Seller: The Book Closet, Walnut, IA, U.S.A.
Price: US$9.95 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Facsimile reprint of the original 1920 edition published by Harcourt, Brace and Howe. Volume in As New condition. Dust Jacket in Near Fine condition--trivial wear only. Slipcase in Fine condition. A beautiful copy.
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1920.
Price: US$9.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No Jacket Main Street
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good, Hardback, 1920 No Dust Jacket, previous owner's inscription light staining on endpages, 451 pages
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace & Howe - NY, 1920.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st Ed - Rubs, faded spine, large stain on back. ink name - G-
Seller: Alan Newby, Marion, IN, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. MAIN STREET. Harcourt Brace & Howe, N.Y., 1920.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 451pp. A novel set in the town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. (Loc G86/2)
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace & Co, New York, 1920.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. Very good, reprint, book has rub of spine, edges of cover, light browning cover, small white stain front cover, yellowing pages. Lewis' first major success, a realistic portrayal of Midwestern life, and the first of several important novels for which he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. *Johnson High Spot of American Literature.* Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$21.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, eight printing the same year as the first edition. Blue cloth with orange block title on cover and spine, boards are firm and solid just rubbed and a bit worn looking and bumped on corners and spine edges. Previous owners details on first free page with no other markings or inscriptions, 451 very clean and bright pages. Usual toning and shelf wear should be expected.
Seller: Newtown Rare Books, Dublin, Ireland
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street (First Edition). Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1920.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition.Hardcover, no dust jacket. Dark Green cloth cover with orange print on spine alone. Cover has minor bumping to tips of boards and faint water ring stain.Pages are slightly discolored due to age, front flysheet is missing. No markings on pages, but previous owner wrote their name on the outside bottom of body. This book is in very good condition.
Seller: TNT ENTERPRIZES, Libertyville, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Dark blue cloth hardcover boards with stamped lettering and orange title block. First edition with 1920 on both the title page and the copyright page with no later printings stated. Harcourt, Brace and Howe printed on the spine. Page 426 has the original words, "Christian Endeavor" not the later printing "Epworth League." Assumed second issue points with a missing stem in "y" in the word "May" on page 387; page 49 and page 54 numbering imperfections somewhat inconclusive. Boards with moderate wear; spine partially torn at top; fraying to the edges; pages dusty with light age toning and some staining to the page edges and end pages. Harry Sinclair Lewis, (1885 - 1951) was an American novelist and social critic who punctured American complacency with his broadly drawn, widely popular satirical novels. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the first given to an American.
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, NY, 1920.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: First printing, second issue with broken type on pages 54 and 387, very good with no dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with orange lettering; cloth a little worn on spine and slightly discolored on rear board. Faint paperclip impression first two pages, pinholes and offset darkening on half title page and facing page. Front hinge has separation at half title page, but binding is still fairly strong. A serviceable copy of the author's "breakthrough" novel.
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street The Story of Carol Kennicottq. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book has slight damage to closed top and bottom edges. Gift Inscription inside. Elsewhere, minor edge wear and yellowing. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONIAL SERVICE!***
Seller: The Book Files, Broken Arrow, OK, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$31.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Small hole in front endpaper and some cover edgewear. Hinges are loosening. Some underlining in blue ink. 451 pages. Size: 5"x7.5"
Seller: Popeks Used and Rare Books, IOBA, Oneonta, NY, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace and Howe, NY, 1920.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue cloth hardcover, first printing, 2nd issue? . Numeral at bottom of page 54 is slightly shifted, and "y" in "may" on last line p. 387 is broken. P. 426 has the original words to last line, Christian Endeavor. Spine lightly sunned, mild soil and rubbing, hinges cracked. P. 437 corner is torn away, no text affected but the numbers are partially gone. Lacking the DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, second issue points on pages 54 and 387. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, stamped in orange. Classic satirical novel set in 1910s Minnesota. Good, front hinge cracked, moderate shelf wear, some slight discolorations to cloth, fading to spine, previous owner's signature on front facing endpaper.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sinclair Lewis. Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. First Edition, Second Issue, with slightly imperfect number in lower margin of p.54 and imperfect "y" in "may" on last line on p.387. 8vo. 451 pages. Original blue cloth stamped in orange. Lightly soiled and worn, faint spots on spine and small spots of rubbing mostly at ends, slightly bubbling to upper portion of front cover (not uncommon), uneven faint toning to endpapers, no owner's name. No dj. Very good overall. Johnson p311. Johnson, High Spots of American Literature, p50.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 451 pages
Seller: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.
Price: US$38.28 + shipping
Description: MAIN STREET, Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920, first edition, slight wear to corner tips and spine extremities, a good to very good copy.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair.. Main Street The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920.
Price: US$38.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. First printing. Blue cloth with orange block title on cover and spine, boards are firm, a bit worn and bumped on corners and spine edges. 451pp.
Seller: OPEN DOOR BOOKSHOP, Roma, RM, Italy
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace and Howe, 1920.
Price: US$39.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: High quality replica/facsimile by the First Edition Library of the original first edition. Book and dust jacket look the same as original first issue. Includes publisher's matching slipcase. Book and jacket are in fine condition, free of former owner writing or bookplates. No note card. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for non domestic) .
Seller: Abound Book Company, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$39.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Edition, Second Impression. The Book Is Bound In Dark Blue Cloth Over Boards With Blue Lettering With A Stamped Ornate Field On The Front And Spine. Author's Name Is Stamped In Orange On The Front. The Cover Is Worn With Two Small Faint White Spots On The Spine. The Top Edges Are Dust Soiled. No Ownership Information Present. The Front Hinge Is Cracked.
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Sinclair.. Main Street.. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 451 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth (lacking dust jacket). First edition, with type batter indicating that this is one of the six printings after the first. Ink inscription to front free endpaper; cloth rubbed and worn; but a tight, sound copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1920.
Price: US$46.24 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: In a fine slipcase. Part of the First Edition Library.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
LEWIS SINCLAIR. MAIN STREET. HARCOURT BRACE AND CO., NY, 1920.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: COPYRIGHT PAGE STATES COPYRIGHT 1920 NO OTHER DATES DODSWORTH IS MENTIONED WITH AUTHORS OTHER BOOKS THIS IS PRE WAR I BELIEVE AS IT IS BOUND IN BLUE WITH ORANGE TO GOLD LETTERBOX ON SPINE SOLID CLEAN AND UNMARKED
Seller: ARD Books, cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. MAIN STREET: The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: 451p. A black cloth hardcover book with orange trim. Good condition overall. Edges worn, with small dents here and there. The spine is slightly cockeyed, but the binding is still secure for normal handling. Top corner of page 3-4 has a crinkled tear, not affecting the text. Besides some very mild foxing, the interior is unmarked. The first edition, second state, with the "4" intact on page 54 and the "y" broken on page 387.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street 1ST Edition. Harcourt, Brace, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. First edition, first state. Lacking dust jacket. Gift inscription on the half-title page, missing the front free endpaper. Pages are lighlty tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: blue and orange
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 451 pages; 1st edition, 2nd state. Soundly bound in original blue cloth with titles embossed in blue on orange title panels and orange ruling to upper board. 2nd state of the 1st 1920 edition with battered type on pgs 54 and 387. Cloth moderately toned at spine with slight dulling of the orange title details. Cloth lightly pulled and lightly stressed at spine ends; light rub to cloth at corner tips, Square in the spine but a little shaken. Prior ownership in elaborate manuscript to front flyleaf and title page. Sound decent copy; VG-
Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. First edition, Australian issue. First state sheets in binding as described with "Whitcombe & Tombs / Limited" at the foot of the spine. Original red cloth titled in black on the spine and front cover. Australian bookseller's label on the front pastedown, previous owner's name and 1921 date on the front free endpaper, edges of textblock foxed, margins of some pages foxed, free endpapers darkened, otherwise fine, and bright, without dust jacket. 451 pages. LIT/101816.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe,, New York:, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with orange text and title blocks on the spine and on the front board. The cloth over the spine is tanned, but the orange title block and lettering remains clear and readable. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 inches with shallow and narrow chips to the cloth at the upper corners of the head of the spine and with three short closed tears to the cloth at the heel of the spine. Without its dust jacket. 451 pages of text. This is the second state of the first edition with the battered type appearing on pages 54 and 387. (Bruccoli vol III, p. 212; Pastore, p91)
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with bright orange outlined text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 7 3/8 by 5 inches. In a fine reproduction dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap with wrinkling to the upper edge of the spine area. Both the book and its jacket are contained within a fine gray cloth covered slip case with the front and rear panels of the dust jacket reproduced on the slip case. The First Edition Library slip describing the book and its printing is laid-in at the front of this copy. 451 pages of text. A faithful reproduction of the first edition of this classic of American literature with the points of issue present. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace, New York, 1920.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early state of first edition with oublisher's dark blue cloth, but not the first state according to p. 54 and 389. Previous owner's signature dated the year of publication. Lacking the rare dustwrapper. Bottom of cloth spine with a little wear, some slight rubbing to spine, but overall a much nicer copy than usual.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$89.53 + shipping
Description: First English Edition; 8vo; pp. (x), 452; original red cloth boards; light flecking to head edge of pages; minor bumping to corners; otherwise very good copy. First English Edition with Whitcomb and Tombs on spine.
Seller: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$93.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 13th printing, Jan. 1921. (Obviously a popular book in its time.) Wear to the top and bottom of the spine.In remarkably good shape otherwise. Blue boards with title area in orange. Misprinted 'y'.
Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. MAIN STREET. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$109.94 + shipping
Description: As is in boards. Cloth at spine is chipped. Hinge is starting. Irst printing, second state, with slightly imperfect "4" on p 54, battered "y" tail in "may" ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. MAIN STREET. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 541 pages; G-/none: bound in publisher's blue cloth with orange stamping; mild sun-fading to spine, moderate rubbing and fraying to boards and extremities; ; First edition, first issue with intact '5' on page 54, and intact "y" in "may" on page 387; NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1329918. FP New Rockville Stock. First Edition, First Printing, First Issue.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. MAIN STREET. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 541 pages; VG-/none: bound in publisher's blue cloth with orange stamping; mild sun-fading to spine, rubbing to extremities; name on ffep; bookplate on front pastedown; First edition, second issue with battered '5' on page 54, and battered "y" in "may" on page 387 NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1329916. FP New Rockville Stock. First Edition, First Printing, Second Issue.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The book is bound in blue boards with orange lettering panel on the front cover & spine with orange letters on the front cover & spine. All lightly faded. The book has a light cock, There is wear on the spine tips, cover corners & along the edges. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. This is a First edition, First State with the following points: 1) perfect folio "4" on page 54: 2) perfect type "y" the last line page 387; & 3) Howe on the spine.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
LEWIS, Sinclair.. Main Street.. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 451 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth (lacking dust jacket). First edition, later state with damage to "4" on p. 54. Ink inscription to front free endpaper; clipping mounted to pastedown; tiny bookseller's label to rear pastedown; otherwise good to very good with some use and wear to the cloth.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt Brace and Howe, 1920, 1920.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with a perfect "y" in the word "May" on page 387 and unbattered number 54 on page 54. and Harcourt, Brace and Howe on the spine The book is bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with orange trim. fading to cloth else a tight copy. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning no obvious flaws, just the fading of the blue a wee bit, hence the low price. Enjoy
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace Abd Howe, NY, 1920.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: P/O signature to FEP. Book is clean , text unmarked.
Seller: The Kings Word, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Sinclair.. Main Street.. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 451 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth (lacking dust jacket). First edition, later state with damage to "4" on p. 54. Small ink inscription to front free endpaper; otherwise a very good copy with a little wear to the extremities of the spine and corners, and some slight soiling to cloth.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe,, New York:, 1920.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing, First Issue. Recently rebacked, resewn, with new end sheets with the original boards and the original cloth back strip applied to the new spine. The contents are in near fine condition. The boards are covered in dark blue cloth with orange outlined text and title block on the spine. Without its dust jacket. 451 pages of text. This is the first state of the first edition without the battered type appearing on pages 54 and 387. (Bruccoli vol III, p. 212) An extremely handsome, tight, clean and restored copy. First Edition, First Printing, First Issue.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace, and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition early issue, Octavo, blue cloth over boards stamped in orange. Satirical story about life in small town America at the turn of the 20th century good. Very good, slight imperfections on pages 54 and 187, no dust jacket.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, mixed state with "49" perfect, "54" starting, and "y" lacking its stem on page 387; "Harcourt, Brace and Howe" on spine. Octavo, original black cloth over boards, stamped in orange. Classic satirical novel set in 1910s Minnesota. Very Good, light shelf wear, a few small discolorations, fading and bubbling to spine, no dust jacket.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$154.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the first edition, but a later issue (probably a second "state') as the number "4" on page 54 is imperfect as is the letter "y" in the word "may" on the bottom of page 387. The book was originally expected to sell 10 - 20,000 copies, but in the first year sold 180,000 copies--the publisher kept printing copies since the demand was so high. The original printing plates became worn, thus causing the changes in the text noted above. The Pulitzer jury awarded their prize to Lewis for this book, but it was overturned by the Board and the award instead went to Edth Wharton for "The Age of Innocence." Original blue cloth publishers binding with orange decorations. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no significant shelf wear. This offers an opportunity to own ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 451 pages
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace and Howe, NY, 1920.
Price: US$157.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, second state . Title page and Copyright page both list date of 1920. Covers are a little worn, spine is faded and spine ends split / frayed a bit. PO Christmas gift inscription dated " Christmas , 1921" to FEP , neatly inked in.
Seller: The Kings Word, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st issue with corrects points on pages 54 and 387. 'Howe" included on spine. 1920 on title page and copyright page. Light shelf wear to bottom boards and light bumping to bottom corners. Pencil smudge on front end paper from erasure.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace & Howe, 1920.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Has all points for first edition, first printing. Orange & blue cloth boards are sunned at spine, lightly rubbed & soiled from handling, 2 bumps at rear edge of spine. Previous owner's signature on front fly-leaf. First signature is loose, though still attached. Text box edges are tanned 7 a bit dusty. A few very small dog-ears. Pages are clean & sharp. Now protected in mylar sleeve. This is an "As Is" sale.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Sinclair. Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, second state. A bit of spotting on the spine, else a nice, near fine copy, lacking the rare dustwrapper. Lewis' first major success, a realistic portrayal of Midwestern life, and the first of several important novels for which he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. *Johnson High Spot of American Literature.*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$199.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition (1920) of Sinclair Lewis's much-admired novel, which tells the story of Carol Kennicott, a sophisticated woman who experiences small town living for the first time after her marriage. American-born, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. --- Likely second state, with undamaged type to page numbers 49 & 54 but battered "y" on p. 387, line 42. In full navy cloth-covered boards with titling in orange and on orange cover & spine blocks. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With considerable spots of soiling to covers, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy. Please note: loosened front & rear hinges have been carefully repaired on this item prior to this listing. ; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; (8), 451 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Description: 451p. "54" on page 54 & "y" on page 387 beginning to show wear. Good condition, ring stain on front cover
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 451 pp. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth stamped in orange in dust jacket. First edition; early type batter. Spine a little faded; a little watermarking to front board; else an unworn copy with the front panel, back panel, front flap and part of the back flap of a 1920s version of the dust jacket.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo., 451pp. First Edition, First Printing with all McBride and Ahearn points. Bound in Blue cloth. Square and solid. Very little toning though some spotting to end-paste-downs and paste-downs. Some wear and nicks to spine ends and tips. Soiling to rear board. Spine mildly toned. Rubbing to hinges. Lacking dust-jacket. Not perfect but a decent collectabe copy and a chance to obtain a true First Edition of an American classic and at a great price.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$288.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 451p. "54" on page 54 & "y" on page 387 beginning to show wear.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt Brace and Howe, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1920.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1920 Harcourt, Brace & Howe TRUE FIRST edition meeting true first requirements. There is NO broken type on either page 387 and the word "may" is intact and on page 54, the # 54 is also clean and unbroken. Extremely rare and in Very Good condition. There is no raised type or stamping but it has dark blue covers and minor wear at the spine ends and corners. The interior has just a tiny bit of foxing on the ffep but otherwise is a clean tight edition. A very solid copy of this American Classic!
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue with perfect folio (i.e., page number) p.54 and perfect "y" in "may" last line p.387. Well worn, solid copy; altogether good. Lacking original dust jacket but with facsimile provided.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
LEWIS, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace, and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Blue cloth over boards stamped in orange. Satirical novel set in a small town in Minnesota. With "49" perfect, folio 54 complete and unbattered, and the "y"in "May" imperfect. Very good, light shelf wear. Spine slightly faded.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harcourt, Brace & Howe. New York. 1920. 1920 date on title page too. First edition, first printing; state uncertain as page 54 folio has perfect type; yet the last line on page 387 contains the word may with an absent stem. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong. Ribbed navy cloth with orange title box on front and backstrp. Panels are bright and clean. Pages and endpapers are clean. Light shelf-rubbing along edges. Vintage Grosset & Dunlap DJ with the same classic artwork as the Harcourt first edition DJ has been marred to this. DJ is not a perfect fit but nice enough to serve as a placeholder. DJ shows two open chips on top edge of front, and shallow chipping along crown. An attractive first edition in a vintage Grosset DJ.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue, with battered type at p. 54 and 387. 1 vols. 8vo. Lewis's satire of life in Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, and the novel that made his reputation. Original orange-stamped blue cloth. Faint shelf wear, else very good First edition, second issue, with battered type at p. 54 and 387.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott. Harcourt Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$494.90 + shipping
Description: 451 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; dampstain shows to bottom crnr edges, but not to pp themselves, a.e. tanned, mildly cocked. Cover: navy, orange and reverse titles front, reverse titles to orange block spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems worn through. First edition, but not first issue - points: pg number 49 is perfect, type batter evident to pg number 54 and to text on p 387.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1920.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Later printing. Presentation, signed by the author. Small octavo. [8], 451pp. Blue cloth. Minor wear to spine ends, spine and covers slightly faded, else fine. Famous satirical novel of small-town America.
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 451 pp. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth stamped in orange. First edition, first state with unbattered type on pp. 54 and 387. Some light dust-soiling to the endsheets; cloth a little faded and lightly rubbed at extremities.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
[FROST, ROBERT] LEWIS, SINCLAIR.. Main Street. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920, 1920.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; first printing. A good copy; inscribed by Louis Untermeyer, "For Lesley [Frost], on condition that she will let Robert read it. L.U. October, 1920." All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. MAIN STREET. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 541 pages. In Very Good condition lacking dust jacket. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with orange stamping. Boards show light sun-fading to spine and rubbing to boards with binding slightly loose. Textblock is clean with light age toning, small inscription on front end page. First edition, second issue with battered '5' on page 54, and battered "y" in "may" on page 387. MA consignment. Book is shelved off the sales floor, in the upstairs office area Room B [Middle room]. 1315496. Special Collections. First Edition, First Printing, Second Issue.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue. [8], 451 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Anthony Bower who really worked on Main Street while the author merely played. Sinclair Lewis Jan. 10, 1921." Pastore 7 Original blue cloth stamped orange with head and foot of spine rubbed away, spine faded and reattached
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$935.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, with 49 perfect, folio 54 complete and unbattered and the "y" in may imperfect. 8vo, publishers original blue cloth with orange lettering panels on the spine and upper cover lettered in blue and ruled in orange. (8), 451 pp. A very handsome copy, very well preserved, tight and in pleasing condition at the extremities. The cloth is dark and clean but for a bit of age to the rear cover, the orange panels and lettering are complete and especially fresh and well preserved, some old tape residue at the rear pastedown. Overall, a pleasing and very collectable copy. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT AMERICAN NOVEL OF THE 20TH CENTURY. A HANDSOME AND WELL PRESERVED COPY. MAIN STREET is important for a number of reasons among them is the portrayal of a strong female protagonist, and what one might now call feminist themes by a male writer. MAIN STREET was initially awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, but was rejected by the Board of Trustees, who overturned the jury's decision. The prize went, instead, to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. In 1926 Lewis refused the Pulitzer when he was awarded it for ARROWSMITH.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. MAIN STREET. Harcourt, Brace, and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 451 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Later state dust jacket. Spine tan and blue with tan and blue lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering. Mild shelf wear. Age toning and light soiling to covers and spine. Chipping along edges. Some soiling to edges of text block, with age toning to interior pages. Later state dust jacket, with "Co." printed on spine and 24th printing on the rear. Shelved in Case 2. 1372815. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First Edition, First Printing, First State.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$1026.26 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: BOOK: Good 4,461.97, Reduced From. Main Street; Early Edition * Lewis, Sinclair HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC. H.I.57 1920 Book: Very Good And A Little Better, Grey Cloth Cover, slight brown spot along edge of first 12 pages, with battered type on pages 54 and 387. Prior owner's name, written on front free end page. Pages have light browning from aging. D/J: Very Good, Slight tear on edge and bottom, red border along three sides of front cover, with blue and black lettering. 5½" X 8", 451 pages tight to the spine and unmarked. Note: The Publishers Name Is Different On This Edition, Making It, Probably A "True", Early Edition. This book has no graffiti inside and will make an excellent addition to your own personal library. Books like this are becoming rare and more expensive to own. Both book and dust jacket show normal shelf wear and browning from aging. This Expensive Book Is Hard To Find, Will Make An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift. "True", Early Edition. = WORLD WIDE Shipping AVAILABLE =
Seller: L. Michael, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: The story of Carol Kennicott. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. First edition, second state (with type batter on pp. 54 and 387). Inscribed by Sinclair Lewis on front free endpaper. Octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 187 x 127 mm). [2, blank], [8], 451, [3, blank] pp. Inscription reads: "To Mr. + Mrs/ Will Owen Jones/ Christmas, 1920/William Allen White/ asks me to send you/this book in Christmas/ greeting- + he let/me tag along after hin!/ Sinclair Lewis/ Washington/ Dec. 1920" The inscription is probably to William Owen Jones managing editor of the Nebraska State Journal and author of the book By Land and Sea, a publication on foreign travel. Original dark blue cloth stamped in orange on front cover and spine. Spine lightly sunned and the edges of the spine and boards with a small amount of wear. Small booksellers stamp on front pastedown. Overall a very good copy. "Lewis attained fame with the publication of Main Street (1920). The book's protagonist, Carol Kennicott, a quixotic young woman determined to adopt a small prairie town and bring culture to it, moves to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, a town not unlike Sauk Centre, and is dismayed by the small-minded people who live there. Main Street is an exposé of midwestern small-town life, depicting the prejudices of America's villagers and expressing the quintessential statement of the "revolt against the village" introduced by nineteenth-century novelists such as E. W. Howe and Joseph Kirkland. Lewis's satirical wit and his skill at creating memorable characters, however, set him apart from his literary predecessors. The novel was not only a bestseller, but a cultural phenomenon, inspiring a host of similar books, jokes about small towns, a popular song ("Main Street: A Fox Trot Song"), and fan mail from a variety of readers ranging from housewives who recognized themselves in the book's protagonist to fellow authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sherwood Anderson. The novel was controversial, however, some reviewers seeing it as unfair to the small town and even unfair to the American character. In part because of its controversial nature, the novel was passed over for the Pulitzer Prize, for which it was a major contender in 1921." (American Dictionary of National Biography). Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. Pastore pp. 89-101. HBS 67992. $1,500.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$1589.00 + shipping
Description: Hard cover. 8vo. First edition published by Harcourt, Brace and Howe. Clean unmarked text. Sound boards and binding. Light spine fade. Nice addition to any collection. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$1595.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo, publishers original blue cloth with orange lettering panels on the spine and upper cover lettered in blue and ruled in orange. (8), 451 pp. An unusually well preserved and handsome copy, tight and in very nice condition at the extremities. The cloth is dark and clean, the orange panels and lettering are complete and especially fresh and well preserved. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT AMERICAN NOVEL OF THE 20TH CENTURY. MAIN STREET is important for a number of reasons among them is the portrayal of a strong female protagonist, and what one might now call feminist themes by a male writer. MAIN STREET was initially awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, but was rejected by the Board of Trustees, who overturned the jury's decision. The prize went, instead, to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. In 1926 Lewis refused the Pulitzer when he was awarded it for ARROWSMITH.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Sinclair Lewis. MAIN STREET. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$1648.90 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in boards. Front hinge repaired. "4" on page 54 and "y" on page 387 lightly battered.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
LEWIS, SINCLAIR. Main Street. Harcourt Brace & Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$1682.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Blue cloth with small orange panels. Lacking dust jacket. This copy inscribed by the author "To Florence + Dick Boeckel, who endured me while I wrote it-Sinclair Lewis" Florence Boeckel was a prominent suffragist and press chairman of the National Women's Party. Also a noted pacifist, activist supporter of the League of Nations and the National Council for the Prevention of War, all things Lewis believed in. Lewis wrote the introduction to her famous pacifist manifesto, Between War and Peace: A Handbook for Peace Workers (1928). Lewis and Boeckel lived and worked in New York in the teens and he probably bounced passages of Main Street off them while it was still in manuscript. Well loved copy with overall wear, especially to the extremities. Interior clean.Nice association copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Sinclair Lewis. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$1795.00 + shipping
Description: Hard cover. 8vo. Clean unmarked text. Very good boards and binding. Harcourt, Brace and Howe publishers of the first edition. Great addition to any collection. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED first edition. Signed by Lewis on the front free end paper. No dust jacket. Fine copy with minor foxing to top edge and foredge. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Comes with a signed letter and envelope by Lewis to John F. Jaques.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair.. Main Street.. Harcourt Brace and Howe, 1920.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Printing. A Near Fine copy in dark blue vertically ribbed cloth, stamped in orange at spine and on front cover, in a Near Fine later state dustwrapper (with "Harcourt Brace & Co." at base of spine panel, and reviews of the book on the front flap), unfaded and bright, with one short closed tear top rear panel. 451pp. Lewis's masterpiece, the successor to Sister Carrie, and the summation of early 20th Century America by its strongest critic. Nobel Prize winner. Q06518
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street.. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing of Lewis' classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a page bound in, "To Martha Bucher with the greetings of Chester's friend Sinclair Lewis K.C. May 4, 1926." In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. Carol Milford is a young, liberated woman from Saint Paul, Minnesota, who marries a small-town doctor named Will Kennicott. Persuaded to move to Gopher Prairie, her husbandâs home-town, Carol is horrified to find herself living in an ugly, back-water community. A satiric depiction of Carolâs attempt to raise the inhabitants of Gopher Prairie to her own smug level, Main Street is one of Sinclair Lewisâs most significant works.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.