Babbitt~Sinclair Lewis~1942~Modern Library~#162~First Edition~Dust Jacket~Rare~Free Shipping

Babbitt~Sinclair Lewis~1942~Modern Library~#162~First Edition~Dust Jacket~Free Shipping.

This is a very good to fine condition book. It is a first modern library edition. Some edge wear on the dust cover. Great binding. One separation on the very back pages. See photo. No markings or inscriptions. Would make a great collectible gift book!

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters.” His works are known for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, “[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds.” He has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a postage stamp in the Great Americans series.


Babbitt (1922), by Sinclair Lewis, is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by Babbitt was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Lewis in 1930.

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