Sister Carrie

by Theodore Dreiser

$8,500 · Offered by Heritage Book Shop

First edition

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1900. First edition of author's first novel. Crown octavo 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm . 8 , 557, 1, blank pp.Original red cloth. Front board lettered and ruled in black, spine lettered in black.. Inner hinges expertly repaired. Occasional light thumb soiling. A couple of small marginal closed tears on p. 129. Still, overall an about fine copy of a scarce item. In a

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