[Rarebooks] FS: Early Sinclair Lewis/Norman Rockwell with a full-page INSCRIPTION by Lewis, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:  WAS $4000    NOW $3000 NET

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. Gilt lettering a little dull. Close to Fine, lacking the very 
scarce dustwrapper. (#009649)        $3,000.00

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