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Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. 433 (1) pp. Third State Edition, 1921 (Line 31 corrected: "signing" to Singing"). Inked name front paste down. Light wear with age-toned bottom and fore- text block. No Markings, clean, white and bright. 5.5" x 7.75". Black cloth with brown lettering to front board and spine, brown top text block. Size: Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. THREE SOLDIERS. New York: George H. Doran Company, (1921). (1921)., 1921.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: George H. Doran Company, (1921). (1921). Good. - Octavo, black cloth. The binding is lightly rubbed with a light stain to the rear cover. 433 pages. There is a small stain to the rear endpaper. Good. Early printing but not a first edition.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Dos PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company [c.1921-1930], New York, 1921.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: An early edition of the highly acclaimed first novel by John Dos Passos, a stark portrayal of the horrors of World War I. The author saw the misery of the war first-hand as an ambulance driver at Verdun and elsewhere. Volume bears 1921 date on copyright page, but could have been published c.1921-1930. --- In full black cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in orange to cover & spine; orange topstain. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A Good-only copy, with noticeable discoloration to front and back covers, else sound, and tightly-bound.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; 433 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John:. Three Soldiers.. New York, George H. Doran Company, 1921.
Price: US$33.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 433 S. Die Kapitale sind bestoßen. Der Einband ist leicht fleckig. Sonst gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 650
Seller: Versandantiquariat Boller, Staufenberg, Germany
DOS PASSOS, JOHN. THREE SOLDIERS. NEW YORK DORAN (GEORGE H.) COMPANY PUB 1921., 1921.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: VG/NONE. THIS COPY CONFORMS TO BRUCCOLI & CLARKS 3RD STATE THAT HAS CORRECTED "SIGNING" TO "SINGING" ON PAGE 213.31 BOOK HAS SOME LIGHT CORNER WEAR WITH A SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE PANEL AND A FEW SPOTS. A NICE CLEAN COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$37.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: black publisher's cloth; lettering in orange on spine and on front cover; previous owner's signature on front free end paper; 433 pages; publisher's red tint on upper page block; later issue; three blank end papers following front free end paper and four blank end papers preceding the rear free end paper; spelling of "singing" corrected on line 31 of p.213; slightest of shelf rubbing.
Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, Canada
John Dos Passos. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Co, New York, 1921.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: John Dos Passos an American Writer whose book Three soldiers remains a classic in the WWI realist war genre. This novel is the authors first artistic landmark. In this anti-war novel Dos Passos introduces his signature satirical voice as he documents the de humanizing effects of militarization. The three soldiers in the novel endure long waits in the trenches followed by heart stopping firefights filled with poison gas.The merger of the most ancient form of warfare, the frontal assault merged with the modern technology of war, machine guns airplane's, grenades and Mustard Gas, assures mutual destruction. Each soldier protagonist hails from a different geographic section and social region of America and Dos Passos is careful to get the dialects correct. F Scott Fitzgerald calls the novel " the first war book by an American author worth taking notice of". Book is very good, solid, square and unmarked except for the former owners signature on the First Free end paper dated 1922. This is a wonderful collectible and a great addition to any serious library. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 2nd Printing
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. Garden City Publishing (George H. Doran), New York, 1921.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. Illustrated green cloth. Gutter cracked, spine darkened with ends frayed, about very good lacking the dustwrapper. Sun Dial Library.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company. New York., 1921.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. Black cloth with orange lettering on the cover and spine. A bit of dustiness from a lifetime on the bookshelf, but no flaws or stains. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1921. List of books by Dos Passos opposite the title page lists this title and One Man's Initiation -- as well as Rosimante and Pushcart as being 'in preparation' Binding good and tight. Top edge has requisite orange staining. 433 pages. This is a first printing of the first edition -- the type on page 213 has not yet been corrected here -- it says "Those well enough were SIGNING" . later corrected to "Those well enough were SINGING." There are 3 blank sheets between the endpaper and the half title at the front -- and no blank pages between the end of the text and the endpaper at the rear. There are several different states to early DJ's for this book, but this copy doesn't have the DJ at all. Please email with questions or to request photos This was Dos Passos' second book -- published when he was just 25 years old, and having spent the end of WWI as a volunteer with the ambulance corps in Spain and Italy during WWI. This is a profoundly anti-war book - and remains a high-water mark of realism in war writing.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
John Dos Passos. Three Soldiers. New York, George H. Doran Company 1921, 1921.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Printing, First State, Ahearn, Bookplate, A Very Good Copy/no DJ
Seller: Uncommon Books - The Gomez Collection, Port St. Lucie, FL, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: George H. Doran Company, 1921. Author's second book, a famous classic tale of war. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition in a later mixed state (page 213 is corrected; no colophons; 3 leaves front). Black cloth binding with titling in orange on the spine and front cover. Clean text;433 pages; orange topstain (faded). Light bumps; edgewear to the bottom of the book; rubbed at head and foot of spine with small tear at the top; spine slightly faded. Lacking the dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
John Dos Passos. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company [1921], New York, 1921.
Price: US$70.58 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A first edition of this important anti-war novel written by John Dos Passos A first edition of John Dos Passos' notable anti-war novel. In this strong critique of the US military and the First World War, Dos Passos paints a vivid portrait of three men's lives as they move between French villages, boot camps, hospitals and brothels during the First World War. Due to its strong anti-war sentiment, the novel was both welcomed and reviled in the US, and earnt Dos Passos considerable recognition. Passos continued to criticise America's capitalistic culture his more experimental trilogy U.S.A. A first edition of this influential work. but not a first printing as the misprint at line 31 page 213 has been corrected from 'signing' to 'singing'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some rubbing to the boards, the joints, and the spine. Some discolouration at the joint of the rear board. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine with a little fraying to the head. A little wear to the extremities. Front hinge starting but firm, and webbing visible at the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound with a little tenderness at pages 202 to 203, and webbing visible at 346 to 347. Pages generally bright and clean, with the majority of foxing limited to the front and rear pastedowns. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black cloth binding with orange lettering, very slight shelf wear to spine, corners crimped, scuffing, PON FEP, rear FEP and bottom edge of page block, moderate toning, some foxing. Spine cracked but still very solid.
Seller: Oisamot Books, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Small 8vo. Black cloth, orange lettering. 433pp. Very good. Sans jacket, else a tight, clean, nice third state of the first printing, with all requisite points regarding integral leaves and "singing."
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth with orange lettering. Second state. With second issue "singing" corrected at p. 213, line 31. No dust jacket. Mylar cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 2nd Printing 2nd Printing 2nd Printing 2nd Printing 2nd Printing 2nd Printing
Seller: Top Edge Gilt, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. THREE SOLDIERS. George H. Doran ( 1921), New York, 1921.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo, 433 pages, black cloth, orange stamping, orange top stain, cocked First state with 'signing' for 'singing' p. 213. Author's second post-war novel.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. Small chips to the spine else very good lacking the dustwrapper. Robert Lawgon' owner signature.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Co., New York, 1921.
Price: US$86.00 + shipping
Description: 333p. Good condition, fore-edge stained
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. THREE SOLDIERS. George H. Doran (1921), New York, 1921.
Price: US$87.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lacks front free endpaper; 433pp., contents are just slightly toned, otherwise clean, very good in a slightly chipped, toned dj.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Co., New York, 1921.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 433 p. 20 cm. Black cloth with red lettering, top edge red. Spine a bit faded. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Ink signature on front pastedown. Half title and previous page only partially cut, still joined at bottom. Wrapped in mylar, removed for photo. Hailed as a masterpiece on its original publication in 1921, Three Soldiers is a gripping exploration of fear and ambition, conformity and rebellion, desertion and bravery. The author, who had served as an ambulance driver in Europe during World War I, was well-qualified to realistically portray the bloody nature of war and its effect on three common soldiers. First Edition, first state. No colophon on title page or copyright page. "Signing" instead of "singing" on page 213 line 31.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This copy is a first edition, first state. Fep precedes three blank integral leaves. There is little corner bumping or edge wear, however lower front corner is beginning to display fraying cloth. Rubbing and light spotting of the boards, 'greying' of spine covering due to age. Upper edge of textblock tinted dark red, lower corner of fore-edge showing shelf 'dirt'. Hinges are solid, but the front gutter is beginning to open showing some binding material. Light foxing of the endpapers and opening blanks. No ownership marks, two numerical notations {small} upper back paste-down near gutter. Text is clean and binding tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. first edition, third state, with three blanks integral at front. Corrections to page 213. SIGNED by author on free endpaper in pen. Also signed by former owner lightly in pencil. Black cloth aged, with two spots of wear through to rear joint.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, fifth state in a third state dust jacket, hardcover, the book has a moderate lean to the binding, bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, slight sunning to the spine and edges, thinning to the cloth along the edges and the exterior of the hinges, and some age toning to the pages. Otherwise, this is a solid, Near Very Good copy in a Good dust jacket, which has bumps with short chips and light creasing to the spine ends and corners, strong sunning with areas of soiling to the spine, rubbing with a couple spots of soilng to the covers, and light wear to the edges.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
John Dos Passos. THREE SOLDIERS. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light wear to corners with a half-inch abrasion on the bottom of the front board. In the third state dust jacket which has rubbing along the edges of the spine, as well as small chips out of the head and foot.
Seller: Proteus Bound, Chesterton, IN, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Octavo, 433pp. First issue, with three blank leaves after the front free endpaper, p. 9 tipped in, and the mispring "signing" for "singing" on p. 213. There are no blanks at rear; just the rear free endpaper (which is naturally blank). A good copy only, with some offsetting from a laid-in news clipping (now absent) on the front endpapers, some rust marks from old paper clips to two front blanks, owner's name on both front endpapers, the spine cocked, and the book a touch shaken; otherwise clean and sound, lacking the dust jacket.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, JOHN. THREE SOLDIERS. GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY: NEW YORK, 1921.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 433 PAGES. BLACK CLOTH WITH PUMKIN COLOR LETTERING AND DESIGN, SMALL QUARTO. ON PAGE 213 signing HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO SINGING . THERE IS A FRONT ENDPAPER PLUS 3 BLANK PAGES AND A BACK ENDPAPER PLUS 2 BLANK PAGES. THE DUST JACKET FRONT FLAP HINGE HAS A 3" SPLIT AT THE BOTTOM THAT IS SO NEAT AND STRAIGHT THAT IT IS HARD TO DISCERN IN THE JACKET'S PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. THE JACKET SPINE DISPLAYS "$2oo net". THE JACKET LOOKS CLEAN SHARP AND WORTH A LOOK. DESPITE THE FLAWS, THIS IS AN ATTRACTIVE AND EYE CATCHING COPY IN HAND OR ON THE SHELF.
Seller: BRIER ROSE BOOKS, TEANECK, NJ, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. THREE SOLDIERS. George H. Doran Company (1921), New York, 1921.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Fifth state of the text (no priority given for states 3-5) in the scarce dustwrapper, this with the third state of reviews. INSCRIBED and SIGNED, but not in Dos Passos's hand, on the front endpaper: "To M.C. Baldwin/with the compliments/of the author/and his friend/David Margolis/July 27, 1922." Old dampspotting to front and rear covers of book; dustwrapper in very nice shape with a little wear to the head of the spine which has an internal tape repair. Near Very Good in a Near Fine, attractive dustwrapper
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company [1921], New York, 1921.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. [8], 9-433, [9] pp. Black cloth with orange lettering on the front board and spine; orange topstain. Price of $2.00 net on the spine panel. Potter 2. The second state of the first printing in the third state of the dust jacket. A haunting, vivid story of the First World War. The boards very slightly bowed, rubbing to the extremities, minor foxing to the preliminaries; jacket is quite sunned on its folds and spine panel.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. No DJ. Black cloth with orange titles on the cover and spine. Some wear to binding (bumped corner, small strip/chip missing from crown of spine - the word 'Three' missing at the crown of spine). Text block clean and square. 433 pages. Some fading from age to the pages, which is normal for this book. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated only 1921. First printing typo on pages 213 ('signing') has been corrected ('singing') indicating that this is likely a 2nd printing of the first edition. Signed and inscribed on the front endpaper, "To Henrietta Malkiel, John Dos Passos." No date on the inscription. Henrietta Malkiel worked for the Office of War Information in the anti-propaganda division during WWII. She married Hollywood producer Nelson Poynter, chief of the motion picture bureau of the Office of War Information. Also included, tucked inside the book, is an original photograph of a Very young Dos Passos. approx. 3" x 5"., shows the author with round glasses, sloped shoulders, and jacket & tie. Please email with questions or to request photos.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, E-234, 1921.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. George H Doran Co. , NY, 1921. 433 pgs. First Edition/First State with three blanks at front and p. 213, line 31 reading "singing." Third state of the dust jacket, with the Stars and Stripes blurb on the front panel. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (spine faded, some chipping or tears with minor losses to folds, upper joint separated along fold with old repairs verso, some dust soiling to top edge). Bound in black cloth boards with orange titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Three Soldiers is a 1921 novel by the American writer and critic John Dos Passos. It is one of the key American war novels of the First World War, and remains a classic of the realist war novel genre. The disillusionment John Dos Passos felt for the Great War forms the core of THREE SOLDIERS, which stands as a denunciation of the military and its exploitation of young men. The novel chronicles the wartime experiences of a trio of American privates from different backgrounds: Andrews, a gifted musician and Harvard graduate from New York; Fuselli, a store clerk who hopes to impress a girl back home in San Francisco; and Chrisfield, an easygoing farm boy from Indiana. Recognized as a masterpiece when first published more than seventy-five years ago, THREE SOLDIERS still stands as a testament to the dehumanizing effects of war. EB; 8.0 X 4.9 X 1.0 inches; 433 pages
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, third state. Owner name front pastedown, about fine in very good plus, third state dustwrapper with light rubbing and wear. Publisher's complimentary card laid in. An attractive copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Dos Passos. Three Soldiers. George H Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$962.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A Good copy, lacking DJ, of the first edition with all the attributes of a first state copy ('signing' on p213, 3 blanks between fep & half title, no colophon on copyright page and p 9/10 tipped in rather than sewn in). The book is square and tight, dusty top edge and tanned pages. The pageshave occasional blemishes (some foxing, a marginal stain on p14/15 impacting adjacent pages also, marginal tide mark to early pages) The signature is on a tipped in page attached to the first of the 3 blanks in the front.
Seller: Westmoor Books, Leyburn, United Kingdom
Dos Pasos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition, published by George H. Doran in 1921. This copy has been signed by Dos Passos. Bound in publisher's black cloth. Later issue with line 31 on page 213 corrected to singing and no colophon to title page and appearing 1921 to copyright page. Four blank leaves to both front and rear of book. Dust jacket retains price of $2.00, but bottom most blurb to front panel printed from Stars and Stripes. Three Soldiers served as a powerful post war statement from a gifted author whose social consciousness was profound. A very good copy of the book with some rubbing to the orange-red top stain. Dust jacket near fine with just a trace of extremity wear.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
John Dos Passos. Three Soldiers. George Doran & Co., New York, 1921.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition with the copyright date on verso of title page 1921 and the singing on line 31 page 241. Original black and red cloth near fine and birght in a good complete unclipped dust jacket with the usual blurbs on flaps and on verso. This is Dos Passos' famous first major novel, a milestone in American literature, it cover the early portions of the 20th century and pre figures his USA Triology. IN addition, this is signed presentation copy to Eugene H. Du Truson, a close friend, signed cordial regards, John Dos Passos on the front fly leaf in bold ink and well rendered easy to discern, there is only one copy like this on the market in the world and its lists for much more. A literary treasure.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Co., New York, 1921.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first state of both jacket and book. This copy signed and inscribed by Dos Passos on the front free endpaper. Dust-jacket in first state with publisher's blurb on front, spine and back. Book first state with three integral leaves at front, none at back and "signing" misprint on page 213: 31. Book very good or better. Jacket with shallow chips and tears along joints. Housed in lovely blue morocco-backed slipcase and cloth chemise.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$2350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 433 pages. First edition, first printing. Only 2000 to 3000 copies printed. Top edge stained orange. First state book with no publisher's colophon on the title page. Four blank integral leaves in the front and no blank leaves at the end of the book. With first issue "signing" for "singing" at page 213, line 31. Third issue dust jacket with the last quote on the front cover from The Stars and Stripes. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with the spine very slightly faded. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
John Dos Passos. Three Soldiers. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$2625.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing with 'signing' on page 213 and in second state jacket based on quotes. Jacket is unclipped and in protective sheet. Minor chipping at corners and slight darkening at spine. Bound in black cloth over boards with orange lettering to front and spine. Small nick at spine tail and slight lean, otherwise solid binding, sharp corners, and deep colors. Orange top-stain. Former seller notes in light pencil on the ffep (providing details of edition). First page of text is creased, otherwise the interior is clean and clear. Pages:433 Dimensions:7¾ x 5½ x 1½.
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.