Description: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY Author: Dreiser, Theodore Title: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY Publication: New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925 Edition: First Edition Description: A presentable copy of Dreiser's most enduring novel, in which a young man makes a tragic and ill-fated attempt to break from his lower-class background. Fleeing Kansas City from a crime he didn't commit, he settles in a fictional New York town, where torn between a farm girl he impregnates and a socialite he becomes infatuated with, he unintentionally kills his pregnant girlfriend, is arrested, tried, and ultimately sent to the electric chair. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, and basis for two film adaptations - Josef von Sternberg's pre-Code film An American Tragedy (1931), and George Stevens's 1951 film noir A Place In The Sun, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, and Shelley Winters. McDonald 18A; Hubin, p.123; Selby 308. First Printing. Two octavo volumes (19.5cm); black cloth, with titling and author's stylized initials stamped in gilt on spines and front covers; dustjackets; [viii],431,[1]; [x],409,[1]pp. Upper text edges lightly dust-soiled with a few tiny scuffs, a handful of tiny punctures along rear joint on Vol.2, else contents are fresh, with hinges sound; Near Fine. Dustjackets are unclipped (priced $5.00), gently spine-sunned and lightly dust-soiled, with a few tiny nicks and tears to extremities, shallow loss to spine ends on Vol.2, and a neat 2" split at upper flap fold of Vol.1; unrestored, Very Good+ examples. Lacking the publisher's cardboard slipcase. Seller ID: 5664 Subject: Books into Film, Mystery & Detective Captain Ahab's Rare Books pursues fine books in all fields, with a special emphasis in 19th and 20th century literature, manuscripts, association copies, mystery & science fiction. We are proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 1375 USD
Location: Stephenson, Virginia
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Author: Dreiser, Theodore
Publisher: Boni and Liveright
Year Printed: 1925
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
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