DREISER THEODORE An American Tragedy

Sale 2355 - Lot 68

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DREISER, THEODORE. An American Tragedy. 2 volumes. Large 8vo, cloth-backed boards; corners slightly bumped, finger-soiling to spines, boards clean but for a few minor stray marks. first limited edition. number 781 of 795 copies signed by dreiser. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925

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with-Typed Letter Signed laid-in, ("118 West 11th St., New York City" printed address), with salutation ("My Dear Towne"), date ("Nov. 18, 1923"), and short letter, folded, sheet, referring to his story Fine Furniture and attempts to publish it. He would suffer nine separate rejections before Household Magazine published it in two installments at the end of 1929. Signed in full.