This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/17/2023
ANDERSON, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919.
8vo. Map of Winesburg, Ohio on front pastedown. Original dark yellow cloth, printed paper spine label, yellow top edge (spine sunned, some soiling to label, lacking front free endpaper); slipcase. Provenance: Lee D. Pfouts of Utah (contemporary ownership inscription on half-title and embossed stamp on front fly; perhaps a Mormon).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with top edge stained yellow, with “lay” for “lie” in line 5 on p. 86 and broken type in the word “the” in line 3 on p. 251. Anderson’s most desirable book being a collection of 22 short stories set in Winesburg, Ohio. Sheehy & Lohf 9.