[Rarebooks] FS: Sinclair Lewis THE TRAIL OF THE HAWK, 1915, with super inscription

[Charles Agvent]

LEWIS,  Sinclair. THE TRAIL OF THE HAWK. New York: Harper  (1915).
First  Edition.  Second  book  to   appear  under  Lewis's  name.  The
frontispiece  by Norman Rockwell is one of his first illustrations  in
a   book.  This  copy  SIGNED  by   the  author  with  an  exceptional
INSCRIPTION  on the front free endpaper: "When the trail of those/mild
hawks  (chicken=/hawks,  or sparrow=/hawks,  or  possibly/mouse=hawks)
lead/them    to   St.  Augustine,/Florence   Eckert   took/them   in +
found/North  Beach for them/+ in thanks they/give (very  inexpensive/+
sensible  g-ft)/Mrs.  and Mr./Sinclair Lewis/Jan 1916." With  Florence
Eckert's  signature  and attractive bookplate on the front  pastedown.
The  best  inscription, and the only one to incorporate the title,  we
have seen for this early and comparatively unsuccessful book by Lewis,
selling  only  about  6500  copies. Close to Fine,  lacking  the  very
scarce dustwrapper.                                           $4000.00

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