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A handsome 3-volume set of John Dos Passos' classic trilogy in the scarce Limited Numbered First Illustrated Edition signed by the author and the artist, Reginald Marsh, on the limitation page in the first volume ["The 42nd Parallel"] and numbered of [Original issue of plus 10 additional for family and friends]. Bound in cream buckram with pictorial "USA" endpapers, gilt titling on leather labels on the front and spine, with rough cut pages and gold gilt on the top edge of each volume.
Overall each is a very solid and square book, with touches of soil and darkening to the spine and pages, a previous owners blue stamp on an early page in each volume but not the limitation page] but with clean interiors. A stunning and scarce set. Near Fine. Illustrated with line drawings and decorated colored endpapers by Reginald Marsh. Original beige cloth, leather labels on front covers and spines; teg; partially unopened. Houghton Mifflin First signed-limited edition with these illustrations. Limited to copies signed by Dos Passos and Marsh.
This copy is Seller: George Robert Minkoff, Inc. Condition: Near Fine. In near fine condition. An exceptional set. Copyright dates , and , first editions. Book 1-The 42nd Parallel, first edition, first printing. Decorative cover over boards with faded label on the spine orange inside covers front and back. No tears, bent pages, nor any writing. A small book seller label on the back inside cover upper left corner. Light tent to the top page edges for edge pages are not cut. No Dust Jacket. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine with fading title and author label on the head of the spine.
Book , first edition, first printing. Red cloth over boards with silver lettering and design on the front and on the spine. Light tent to the top page edges, for edge pages are not cut. Dust Jacket, no bent flaps, dust jacket is much worn back of the jacket is bright and print is still very legible. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and told the spine, jacket in a clear protective sleeve with tape repair on the protective plastic the toll of the spine. Book 3-The Big-Money, first edition, fourth printing blue cloth over boards with silver lettering on the front and on the spine.
No tears, no bent pages, previous owners name written on the inside flyleaf.
Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine are moderate with bumps to the head and toe of the spine. Light Browning to the inside covers front and back. All three volumes text are clean, bindings are secure, a solid rare and collectible set of books of the top novels of the 20th century. Illustrator: Marsh, Reginald.
Light wear; a couple broken hinges; pages yellowed with age; good shape or better.
Toggle navigation. Make an Offer. Through a systemic campaign of oppression by the latter group, and the undercutting of the former by the essentially spurious motivations of most of its members, the revolution in America collapses--the pillars upon which it is built are largely chimeric. On Aug 7 I said I was finding the book eminently readable. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Housed in a custom burgundy morocco chemise and clamshell box made by Asprey, spines gilt with black and white labels.
The rare dust jackets are present but considerably chipped and torn, each missing pieces and some of the spine. They appear to be on a backing then wrapped in plastic for protection. Prices intact on the flaps. Quantity Available: 1. Category: American History; Inventory No: Like New condition. The style of the book kept it from being overwhelming.
The book reeks with the exposing of all the rottenness and contempt-inspiring conventions of capitalist America. The book had a real dry bite to it. Some years later when I was picking the best book read in I chose it as such. I don't think I re-read my diary entries about the book when I made that selection. Is that cause I've seen the movie? My reaction to reading the trilogy in Spoilers may follow.
I read this trilogy to get some appreciation of the style so successfully used by science fiction writers John Brunner and Joe Haldeman, and I found that style interesting. I liked the Camera Eye sections - impressionistic vignettes sometimes told from the point of view of some of the characters and sometimes they seem to feature viewpoint characters never seen elsewhere in the trilogy. The Newsreel sections were compelling, and the very best thing about the trilogy is a series of biographies of historical personages.
Told in a variety of styles, a variety of tones, they sometimes approach prose-poems and are always interesting and very revealing in the large and small details of the people's lives cultural, political, scientific, and business figures. These techniques, together with straight fictional prose, create, as they do in sf novels, a definite sense of place and time - here America in the first approximately 25 years of the 20th Century.
Unfortunately, while this book evokes a time and place, it doesn't work as drama. Many of the characters blurred together in my mind. All were on the make - at least in The Big Money. Unplanned pregnancies play a major part in the plot as they probably did in the real lives of people during the time of this trilogy since artificial contraception was often illegal and, for that reason, I probably confused the female characters more often than the male, but all the characters suffered from lack of memorable distinctions.
However, I'm glad I read this book to examine Dos Passos' wonderful, groundbreaking, influential style and the history I learned.
In the novels that make up the giuliettasprint.konfer.euy—The 42nd Parallel, , and The Big Money—Dos Passos creates an unforgettable collective portrait of America. The U.S.A. trilogy is a series of three novels by American writer John Dos Passos, comprising the novels The 42nd Parallel (), () and The Big Money ().
I have only dipped into it. The bits I've read are vividly written but depressing realistic fiction interwoven with quotations from contemporary news. Here at Walmart. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Due to the high volume of feedback, we are unable to respond to individual comments. Sorry, but we can't respond to individual comments. Recent searches Clear All. Update Location. If you want NextDay, we can save the other items for later.
Yes—Save my other items for later. No—I want to keep shopping. Order by , and we can deliver your NextDay items by. Born in Chicago, John Dos Passos received his early education there and was graduated from Harvard University cum laude in Immediately afterward he served with the Harjes, the Red Cross and the U. Ambulance Services during the World War. Since its appearance, each new work of fiction has advanced John Dos Passos' development, and today he is acknowledgedly one of the world's foremost novelists.
As a participant in the American social struggle, notably as a champion of Sacco and Vanzetti, Dos Passos' record is quite as distinguished as is his achievement in the role of social commentator and novelist. An unknown error has occurred. Please click the button below to reload the page.