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1919. First Edition . Signed. ANDERSON, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. Octavo, original yellow cloth, printed paper spine label, cartographic front pastedown. $17,500.First edition, scarce first issue of ""Anderson's first important work, and possibly his finest"" (Sheehy & Lohf), ""To Florence D. Briscoe, Sherwood Anderson.""Although he had already published two novels and a book of poetry, Anderson did not receive widespread attention until he produced this book, ""establishing him as a leading figure in the Chicago literary renaissance"" (Stringer, 20). ""These stories of small-town people voice the philosophy of life expressed in all his later works. Adopting a naturalistic interpretation of American life, he believed that the primal forces of human behavior are instinctive and not to be denied, as he supposed they are, by the standardization of a machine age"" (Hart, 31).… Read More

New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. A little soiling on the boards and printed paper spine label, else near fine in smudged and professionally restored (mostly strengthening at the flap folds) good only dust jacket. A group of related short stories which together form a portrait of small-town America. A Johnson *Highspot of American Literature*, this was Anderson's first major success and had a considerable influence on American literature. A very nice copy of a book that is notoriously rare in jacket.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1919. First Edition, First issue. Hardcover. Octavo, 303 pages; VG-/Poor; contemporary full yellow cloth binding; spine with age toned paper label with black lettering; tattered original jacket present, with significant wear, including lacking spine, all edges tattered and chipped, soiling; mild shelf wear and soiling to binding; corners bumped; mild fading to spine; upper edge of textblock dyed yellow; newspaper clipping between pages 22/23, some toning to pages from paper; Vincent Starrett's copy, with his name on the half-title; First Issue with line 5 of page 86 reading "lay" and broken type in the word "the" in line 3 of page 251; extremely scarce with a jacket in any condition; shelved Case 2. Starrett and Anderson occupied many of the same circles, contributing to many of the same publications, including The Double Dealer, and both were in the same literary scene in Chicago.;. 1351623. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 303 pages. In Very Good minus condition, lacking dust jacket. Bound in contemporary full yellow cloth with age toned paper label bearing black lettering to spine. Covers protected with a mylar wrapper. Mild shelf wear and soiling, particularly to front board. Corners bumped. Mild fading to spine, which is slightly cocked. Upper edge of text block dyed yellow. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Anderson's flat signature laid in at front free endpaper. Pages clean. CX consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1345447. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1919. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first issue with "lay" for "lie" on page 86, line 5; broken type of the word "the" on page 251 line 3, unbroken title page rule. ix, 303pp. Original yellow cloth with paper spine label, yellow top stain; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with binding slightly askew, spine lightly faded and worn at the edges and title label, cloth lightly soiled. Former owner name to front free endpaper and pages tanned. The first appearance of the acclaimed collection of modernist short stories centered around a small Ohio town.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1919. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first issue with unbroken title page rule, "lay" for "lie" on page 86, line 5; broken type of the word "the" on page 251 line 3. ix, 303pp. Original yellow cloth with paper spine label, yellow top stain; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with lean to binding, soiling and light wear to covers. News-clippings pasted to front free endpaper with offsetting to front pastedown, former owner name to half-title page and full page ink notation to rear free endpaper. The first appearance of the acclaimed collection of modernist short stories centered around a small Ohio town.

New York: W.B. Huebsch, 1919. Cloth. Very Good. The 1919 true 1st edition, 1st issue, with the required issue points, including "lay" for "lie" on pg. 86, line 5. A solid copy to boot. Tight and VG in its mustard cloth, with a complete (but lightly rubbed and soiled) paper spine label. Light soiling (and just a touch of very mild staining) to the panels, otherwise very presentable. Internally very sharp as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Sherwood Anderson's dark, troubling view of the early 20th century's small town, Midwestern character.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1919. First Edition, First issue. Hardcover. Octavo, 303 pages. In Very Good minus condition, lacking dust jacket. Bound in yellow cloth with black text on tan paper spine label. Boards have bumping to corners, green stains in joints, gray smudges on both covers, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has toning to endpapers and black marks to tail edge. Shelved Room A. 1372881. Special Collections.

New York, New York: B.W. Huebsch. Fair. No Jacket The top is stained yellow on this copy. Hard Cover . Hard Cover. First Edition. 1919.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Owner bookplate on half title page. Illustrations by Lynn Pritchard. ; First Easton Press Edition. .

(Kobenhavn): Funkis Forlag, 1934. Softcover. Very Good. First Danish edition. Trasnlated by Elias Bredsdorff. Large octavo. 264pp. Pictorial wrappers. Modest age-toning and light wear, a very good copy. Limited to 1500 copies. An attractive edition.

New York: B. W. Huebsch, Inc, 1920. First Edition, Second Issue without publisher's light blue topstain. Cloth. Very Good. Inscribed by the Author on the front free endpaper, small 8vo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4"), blue cloth without publisher's light blue topstain, 371 pages. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the Author! Solid copy with no notes or markings by previous owners. Moderate wear and soil to cloth & edgewear. Upper right corner of cover slightly bumped causing a slight curl to about a dozen pages. Some scattered light foxing. Very faded gilt on spine. No dust jacket though protective clear mylar added. <br /> <br /> Poor White followed the success of Anderson's highly praised Winesburg, Ohio (1919), and was itself considered one of the author's better novels. Martin Seymour-Smith has called Poor White "his best novel." <br /> <br /> It relates with clear and sensitive prose the rise of a boy raised haphazardly by a drunken father; then… Read More

New York. : B.W. Huebsch. , 1919. . 1st edition, second state with corrections and broken border on title page. . Rebound in a facsimile binding, includes slipcase. . Light spotting to preliminaries, otherwise very good in a new facsimile binding with facsimile dust jacket and slipcase. . sm8vo..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. First English edition. Octavo. 303pp. Pale blue cloth lettered in black. Large bookplate on front pastedown, spine lettering slightly flaked, small brown stain on top edge, else a very good copy.

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Quarto (9-3/4" x 12") bound in quarter green cowhide leather over brown cloth stamped in gilt, 202 pages. Designed by Harry Rich and printed by letterpress at the Stinehour Press. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. Illustrated with drawings by Ben F. Stahl. This is a limited edition of 1.600 of which this is number 1485 signed by the artist on the colophon page. Fine in age toned slipcase. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1978.

PA: THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1976 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. TITLE: WINESBURG, OHIO By SHERWOOD ANDERSON 1976 Franklin Library Limited Edition (Nice Décor) AUTHOR: SHERWOOD ANDERSON PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, PA 1976 EDITION: First Edition assumed for Franklin with 'A LIMITED EDITION' on the title page CATEGORY: Literature, Decorative, Limited BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket but booklet present COLOR: GREEN WITH GOLD TRIMMINGS CONDITION: The book is in really good plus condition. Book looks unread. The booklet is in good condition. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. SIZE: 5 ½ x 9 (approximately) PAGES: 273 pages. Good++/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: ILLUSTRATED By MIKI. A LIMITED EDITION. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature a limited edition collection is published under the… Read More

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's quarter green cowhead leather over brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, bright gilt motif on front cover, color frontispiece. Illustrated with numerous B&W etchings . SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. . Former owner's name on ffep, otherwise unmarked, square, tight and clean. Slipcase lightly soiled. NEAR FINE. . B&W illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xviii), 152 pp. Signed by Illustrator .

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition in this Format; Limited Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Near Fine, bound in full leather with gilt decorations, gilt page edges and a hubbed spine; high-quality smyth sewn binding, the interior vaunts moire end papers, acid-neutral paper (won't yellow or become brittle over time) and a silk ribbon page marker. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. A limited edition published under the auspices of The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. ; First Franklin Library Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Jonathan Cape, 1922. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. The uncommon first UK edition, second impression of Sherwood Anderson's most enduring work. First UK edition, second impression, of Winesburg Ohio, Intimate Histories of Every-day People by Sherwood Anderson. In the original publisher's cloth binding. The uncommon first UK edition. Winesburg Ohio is often regarded as Anderson's most enduring work. It is a short story cycle structured around its protagonist, George Willard, in a coming of age story. Sherwood Anderson was an American novelist and short story writer at the turn of the twentieth century. This work is regarded as the launch of his writing career. No dust wrapper present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is slightly faded. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot and light age toning. Very Good