Elmer Gantry
$250 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
New York: Harcourt, Brace. Original blue and orange cloth. First Edition, First Printing with Cantry on the spine spelled with a C. Important novel of a spellbinding, hypocritical preacher who has become the standard of corrupt fundamentalism. Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930, three years after the publication of this book. The film based on this book starred a brilliant Burt Lancaster in the lead role, who won an Oscar for his performance. Previous owners name and a notation in ink, Very Good. Lacking the Dust Jacket. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1927.
- Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
- Year: 1927
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: hardcover
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