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DREISER, THEODORE. Sister Carrie. 8vo, original red cloth, front cover and spine stamped in black, uniform mild fading to covers, very light rubbing to spine tips and corners; endpapers with scattered discoloration as usual, front hinge split but firm, binding tight; preserved in custom felt-lined cloth drop-back case, edge and corner wear. New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1900
first edition of dreiser's first novel. a superior copy. Virtually suppressed by the publisher Frank Doubleday due to its perceived immoral subject matter, Sister Carrie was grudgingly released with little mention and the resultant sales were predictably low. Doubleday's secretary: "These are the actual facts about Sister Carrie, as revealed by the analysis card. The first edition consisted of 1,008 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" (Orton, p. 17). Rare in this condition.
