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Rare First Edition of Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie; Inscribed by Him
DREISER, THEODORE.
Sister Carrie.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co 1900.
First edition of the author’s scarce first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For F.W. Skiff, with good wishes, from Theodore Dreiser, Portland, June 7, 1930.” Bookplate of noted book collector Frederick W. Skiff on the front pastedown. Laid in is an envelope addressed to recipient in Dreiser’s hand, and with Dreiser’s return address on the back including his name; inside the envelope is a receipt/waybill signed by Dreiser for a shipment via the American Railway Express Company, being a package shipped from Dreiser to Skiff on May 24, 1926, valued at $150. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Doubleday’s records indicate, “the first edition consisted of 1008 copies, of which 129 were sent out for review, 465 were sold, and the balance, 423 copies, were turned over to J. F. Taylor & Company (a remainder house)”. Exceptionally rare signed and with noted provenance.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 117238
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"Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace": Theodore Dreiser's America is Worth Saving; Inscribed by Him
DREISER, THEODORE.
America is Worth Saving.
New York: Modern Age Books 1941.
First edition, second printing of this work by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace by Theodore Dreiser Hollywood. April- 1941.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 112359
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"As one drags along through this inexplicable existence one realizes how such qualities stand out": First edition of Theodore Dreiser's Twelve Men
DREISER, THEODORE.
Twelve Men.
New York: Boni and Liveright 1919.
First edition of Dreiser’s early work of nonfiction. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
Price: $45.00 Item Number: 95807
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"He must begin again": First Edition of Theodore Dreiser's The Titan; Inscribed by Him
DREISER, THEODORE.
The Titan.
New York: John Lane Company 1914.
First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For George T. Keating my most American book Theodore Dreiser N.Y. City 1919.” The recipient George Keating was a well-known book collector in the early twentieth century, who amassed a large Joseph Conrad collection. In near fine condition with a touch of rubbing and offsetting to the endpapers. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell case.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 56090
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"A man, a real man, must never be an agent, a tool, or a gambler acting for himself or for others he must employ such. A real man a financier is never a tool. He used tools. He created. He led": First Edition of Theodore Dreiser's The Financier; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DREISER, THEODORE.
The Financier.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1912.
First editions of the first novel of the author’s acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some unnecessary tape reinforcement to the verso with some bleedthrough. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 34078