DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). One Man's Initiation-1917. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1920. FIRST EDITION.
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DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). One Man's Initiation-1917. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1920.
8vo. Half-title. Original blue cloth (spine panel slightly sunned, touch of wear to spine ends); in unrestored jacket (separation along front flap fold, some minor soiling or chipping).
FIRST EDITION, second issue, with perfect type on p.35. Dos Passos' first novel, infused with his anger toward the modern war machine and its absurd logic and devastating effects, and based on his experiences as an ambulance driver during the First World War.
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