LEWIS, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE of the binding with the "G" resembling a "C."
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LEWIS, Sinclair (1885-1951). Elmer Gantry. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927.
8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in orange (some light rubbing, spine slightly faded); dust jacket (losses to spine ends, a few chips including a 1/2-in. portion of the head of spine torn away but present, with some very slight soiling).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE of the binding with the "G" resembling a "C." Lewis's satirical treatment of evangelism in America created public outcry when the book was published, prompting evangelist Billy Sunday to call Lewis "Satan's cohort." Pastore 13.
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