Lewis, Sinclair. The Trail of the Hawk. Harper & Brothers,New York, 1915.

Price: US$1995.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good minus, first edition book, no dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP. Navy cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and small illustration stamped on front panel within a shield-like shape. Spine is similarly stamped but it is rubbed almost beyond legibility. Boards are somewhat soiled and sunned overall; extremities are more sunned and heavily on spine. Edges at head and tail of spine are split and frayed. Approximately half of the cloth on the back panel is mottled. Lower fore-edge corner tips are rubbed through, the upper front fore-edge corner tip has a slight rub through. Other external board edges are lightly scuffed but not rubbed through. External page edges are age/soil-darkened. Previous owner's name plate on front paste-down. Text pages are age-toned. Several text pages (pp. 7-11) are smudged and stained - see photo. Pages 265 & 342 have turned-down corners. Pages 105-127 have small nicks along the lower edges, text is not affected. Pages 250-252 have small stains in the upper margin. Text block is mildly shaken but stable overall. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.

Lewis, Sinclair. The Trail of the Hawk. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1915.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing with the "H-P" code printed on the copyright page. A wonderful PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LEWIS on the front free endpaper "To Joseph Margulis / with the regards of his friend / Sinclair Lewis / Aug. 31, 1915." The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author housed in a custom clamshell box.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.