[Rarebooks] FS: 7 First Editions by John Dos Passos

[Charles Agvent]

1.  DOS PASSOS, John. MIDCENTURY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1961. First
Edition.  Ten  thousand copies of this late novel by Dos  Passos  were
printed.  Fountain  Lawn  Library  bookplate on  front  pastedown  and
bookseller's  ticket  on  the  rear   pastedown.  Fine  in  Near  Fine
dustwrapper with mildly sunned spine.                           $75.00

2.  DOS PASSOS, John. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED. New York:  Prentice-Hall
(1954).  First  Edition.  About  Fine in Very  Good  dustwrapper  with
sunned spine.                                                   $45.00

3.  DOS  PASSOS, John. MR. WILSON'S WAR. Garden City: Doubleday  1962.
First  Edition.  Dos Passos examines a twenty year period of  American
history  focusing  on Woodrow Wilson. Fountain Lawn Library  bookplate
on verso of front endpaper. Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.      $35.00

4.  DOS PASSOS, John. NUMBER ONE. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1943. First
Edition.  Fifteen  thousand  copies of this novel by Dos  Passos  were
printed.  In  the  correct  dustwrapper  with  Dos  Passos's  plea  to
purchase  savings  bonds on the rear. Fountain Lawn Library  bookplate
on  front pastedown and bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown. The
dustwrapper  on  this  title is often found worn. In this case  it  is
very  presentable  externally  but  has some heavy  brown  paper  tape
reinforcement internally. Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.        $75.00

5.  DOS PASSOS, John. OCCASIONS AND PROTESTS. [Chicago]: Henry Regnery
1964.   First  Edition.  A  collection   of  articles,  protests,  and
affirmations  that  show  the  gradual  development  of  the  author's
opinions  and  notions about America. Fountain Lawn Library  bookplate
on  front pastedown and bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown.  In
the  apparent  first issue dustwrapper designed by Barry Geller.  Fine
in Fine dustwrapper with very light rubbing along the edge.     $75.00

6.  DOS PASSOS, John. THE GRAND DESIGN. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1949.
First  Edition.  Fifteen thousand copies of this novel about  the  New
Deal  by  Dos  Passos were printed. As with a few other books  by  Dos
Passos  from around this time period, the publisher reprinted the book
at  a  slightly later date without a date on the title page  and  with
"First  Printing"  on  the  copyright page. This  is  the  true  first
edition.  Bookseller's  ticket on the rear pastedown. Bump lower  rear
corner  of  spine  of  book  and  dustwrapper.  Offsetting  from  news
clipping  to  front endpaper. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper  with
sunned spine.                                                  $125.00

7.  DOS  PASSOS, John. THREE SOLDIERS. New York: George Doran  (1921).
First  Edition, fifth state (no priority given for states 3-5) in  the
scarce  dustwrapper,  this with the third state of reviews.  INSCRIBED
and  SIGNED,  apparently  not  in  Dos Passos's  hand,  on  the  front
endpaper:  "To M.C. Baldwin/with the compliments/of the author/and his
friend/David  Margolis/July  27, 1922." Old dampspotting to front  and
rear  covers  of  book; dustwrapper in very nice shape with  a  little
wear  to  the  head of the spine which has an  internal  tape  repair.
Better than Good copy in a Near Fine, attractive dustwrapper.  $450.00

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