ANDERSON, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
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Estimate
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$300
Sold for $344
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Lot Description
ANDERSON, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919.
8vo. Half-title. Original mustard cloth, printed label on spine, top edge stained yellow (some light soiling, spine slightly leaned); cloth slipcase. Provenance: Claude, Bridgewater, Connecticut (booklabel).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with "lay" in line 5 on p.86, and broken type in line 3 on p.251. Anderson's short story cycle centers around the life of protagonist George Willard, and owing to its emphasis on the characters' psychological insights is considered one of the earliest works of Modernist literature. Sheehy & Lohf 9.
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